Henderson v. Downing
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
On appeal from the superior chancery court; Hon. Stephen Cocke, chancellor. The bill charges, that on the 16th day of July, 1842, Thomas Rowan, James J. Rowan, and Mary Rowan, conveyed to orator in trust for the payment of certain debts, a large real and personal estate, to pay certain debts therein specified, “among which is a tract of land in Hinds county, known and described as follows, to wit, the south half section 2, and the north half section 11, in township 15 range…
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On appeal from the superior chancery court; Hon. Stephen Cocke, chancellor. The bill charges, that on the 16th day of July, 1842, Thomas Rowan, James J. Rowan, and Mary Rowan, conveyed to orator in trust for the payment of certain debts, a large real and personal estate, to pay certain debts therein specified, “among which is a tract of land in Hinds county, known and described as follows, to wit, the south half section 2, and the north half section 11, in township 15 range 5 east, in the Choctaw land district, containing 635 81-100 acres; all of which will appear from “ Exhibit A.” This deed…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Yerger
The appellant filed his bill, alleging that on the 16th day of July, 1842, Thomas and James J. Rowan, conveyed by deed of trust, to the appellant, as trustee, a large amount of real and personal property, situated in different counties in-the State of Mississippi; and that, among other tracts of land so conveyed, was one situated in the county of Hinds. The deed of trust is made an exhibit to the bill. The bill also alleges, that the tract of land, situated in Hinds, was designated by numbers, and *114that the deed of trust did not designate it as situated in Hinds county; and that the trustee…
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