Callicott v. Gresham

This case came to this Court from the Chancery Court of Tippah County and is an appeal from a decree in favor of W. B. Gresham, M. D. Gross, Troy Renick and John B. Farese, in which appellees were awarded a judgment of $10,000 damages against appellant. The appellees cross-appealed.

The dispute between the parties arose under the following circumstances: Prior to May 9, 1962, appellant owned 4,256 acres of land, known as the “Rainey lands”, located near New Albany, Mississippi. The appellant does not reside on the ranch. He resides at Keene, Texas, and operates a ranch by an employee-manager.…