Legal Opinion

Clark v. Dorsett

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 5, 1930No. 28560PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, P. J.

Clark and Allman were complainants and filed a bill in the chancery court to reform a deed to certain timber on lands described in the deed given as being on lot 2 of a certain section, township, and range, but that by a mistake mutual between the grantor and the grantee in the timber deed the property was described as lot 2 when it should be, and was intended to be, lot 4 of said section, township, and range.

It was alleged that Dorsett, after the giving' of this timber deed and with actual notice of the complainants’ right, took a deed of trust upon the land including the timber described as…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Loughridge v. BowlandMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
  2. Wetzler v. NicholsWashington Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Ryan v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Wood v. Gulf States Capital CorporationMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Resolute Insurance Company v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Wilkinson County Senior Care, LLC v. Mississippi Division of Medicaid and Drew Snyder, in his Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Mississippi Division of MedicaidMississippi Supreme Court · 2022

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