Norris v. Burnett
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Hinds county. Hon. OP. Z. Jones, Chancellor. Bill hy Nettie H. Norris against Norris Burnett, and others. From a decree sustaining a demurrer to the bill, complainant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Hinds county. Hon. OP. Z. Jones, Chancellor. Bill hy Nettie H. Norris against Norris Burnett, and others. From a decree sustaining a demurrer to the bill, complainant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. With respect to the question of laches we desire to say first, that if this court is to apply the doctrine of laches to this case it must disregard the decisions of this court which are pointed out in our original brief. We there take the position that the statutes of limitations could not' begin to run until the administrator had…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, J. C.,
delivered the opinion.of the court.
This bill, which was filed in the court below on the 6th day of February, 1912, alleges that on the 3d day of April, 1866, John W. Burnett executed and delivered to George W. Norris his promissory note for the sum of twelve thousand eight hundred' and thirty dollars, and in order to secure the payment thereof executed and delivered to Norris a mortgage on certain land, describing it, situated in the first district of Hinds county, Mississippi, which *413mortgage was duly recorded in the office of the chancery clerk of that county; that this…
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