King v. Jones
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Holmes county. Hon. J. B. Guthrie, Special Judge. Action by James King against W. E. Jones. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Holmes county. Hon. J. B. Guthrie, Special Judge. Action by James King against W. E. Jones. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Was the substitution of G. O. Reid, as trustee in the deed of trust above referred to, valid and in accordance with law, so that he could convey to the grantee at the sale under the deed of trust a good title to the property involved? If this question is answered in the affirmative then the decision of the lower court must be affirmed; if in the negative, then • it must…
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
The appellant, -James King, sued the appellee, W. E. Jones, in ejectment for the possession of the land involved in this suit. Upon the conclusion of the testimony a peremptory instruction was granted the appellee, defendant below, from which this appeal is prosecuted.
*328The correctness of the action of the lower court depends entirely upon the settlement of one question in the case, and that is whether or not the appellee, Jones, obtained a valid title to the land under a foreclosure sale.
Appellant, King, had executed a deed of trust upon the land in favor of one Mobley, trustee, for the…
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