Richardson v. Miller
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery court of Holmes county, Hooker, Chancellor. The appellants, except Travis M. Brooks and J. L. Covert, were the children and heirs-at-law of Lewis Richardson, Sr., and his wife, Sarah M. Richardson.
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Appeal from the Chancery court of Holmes county, Hooker, Chancellor. The appellants, except Travis M. Brooks and J. L. Covert, were the children and heirs-at-law of Lewis Richardson, Sr., and his wife, Sarah M. Richardson. William H. Richardson, Sr., deceased, grandfather of said children, by his will devised to Lewis Richardson, Sr., and Sarah M. Richardson, for life, with remainder to said children, a large and valuable tract of land in Holmes county, Mississippi, said tract containing about 2,998 acres. On the^2d March, 1858, Lewis Richardson, Jr., and George B. Richardson, two of said…
1Opinion of the Court
SlMRALL, J.:
John A. Miller brought this suit in order to realize the benefit of a deed in trust executed by Lewis Richardson, Jr., to secure a promissory note to Miles, Adams 6 Co. for $7,220, which they had transferred by indorsement to him.
Lewis Richardson, the debtor and grantor, conveyed in trust, for that purpose about 1,000 acres of land, described by sections and subdivisions thereof. The complainant states that William H. Richardson devised a large body of land in Holmes county, containing about 3,000 acres, to Lewis Richardson, Sr., and Sarah, his wife, for life, remainder to their…
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