Griffin v. Harrison
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Chiclccisaw County. Hon. William D. Frazee, Chancellor. The facts in this case are very fully set out in the opinion of the court. Errors are assigned as follows : 1. The court erred in sustaining the allegations of complainant’s bill, and granting the relief sought upon the proof adduced on the trial of the cause in the court below. 2. The court erred in overruling defendant’s demurrer to complainant’s bill.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Chiclccisaw County. Hon. William D. Frazee, Chancellor. The facts in this case are very fully set out in the opinion of the court. Errors are assigned as follows : 1. The court erred in sustaining the allegations of complainant’s bill, and granting the relief sought upon the proof adduced on the trial of the cause in the court below. 2. The court erred in overruling defendant’s demurrer to complainant’s bill. Our supreme court have repeatedly held that he who comes into a court of equity to get rid of a legal title, which is alleged to overshadow his own,…
1Opinion of the CourtTarbell, J.
Bill by Harrison & Foster v. Griffin to dispel clouds from title to lands described in the pleadings. A demurrer to the bill was overruled. Upon answer, exhibits, and proofs there was a decree sustaining the bill, when the respondent in the action prosecuted this appeal.
Two errors only are assigned, viz., in overruling the demurrer, and in granting the relief prayed for. The complainants stated their title as follows : 1st. Patent of the land from the United States to S. W. Vernon. 2d. Heed from Vernon to Foster, one of complainants. 3d. Sale to the s£ate for taxes in 1847, and an obligation…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brown v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1822
- Huntington v. AllenMississippi Supreme Court · 1870
- Ray v. MurdockMississippi Supreme Court · 1859
- Cromwell v. CraftMississippi Supreme Court · 1872
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