Palmer v. Riggs

This suit was begun as a bill for partition of certain homestead lands in Itawamba County and for accounting of mesne rents and profits. The parties include the heirs-at-law of their deceased father, J. P. Eiggs, the complainants being Mrs. M. N. Palmer and W. D. Eiggs, and the defendants J. E. Eiggs, J. E. Eiggs and the latter’s wife, Mrs. E. E. Eiggs. Defendants filed answer with a cross-bill alleging the execution by J. P. Eiggs of deeds to J. E. Eiggs and J. E. Eiggs respectively for separate portions of the lands. The chancellor upheld the deeds as valid and restricted the issues to this…