Legal Opinion

Mosley v. Clark

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 30, 1978No. 50475PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BILLY G. BRIDGES,

Commissioner for the Court:1

The record reveals that H. H. Lafferty, during his lifetime, was the owner of approximately 177 acres of land in Clarke County. H. H. Lafferty was married twice, and appellants are descendants of said H. H. Lafferty and his first wife. After his second marriage, and sometime prior to 1939, and apparently during the year 1934, H. H. Lafferty and his second wife prom-

ised to convey the land which is the subject of this lawsuit to appellees, one of whom was Flossie Clark, a child of this marriage. Appellees immediately began occupying subject…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Robinson v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Bayless v. AlexanderMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Leggett v. NormanMississippi Supreme Court · 1942

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Mabry v. HowingtonMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Simmons v. ClevelandCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999
  3. Davis v. DavisMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Williams v. Estate of WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2006

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