Shrader v. Shrader
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Sunflower county. HoN. E. N. Thomas, Chancellor. Bill by Addie Schrader against Emma Schrader. From a decree for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. As is stated in the main brief filed on behalf of the appellant this case clearly falls under the authorities described as constructive trust arising out of fraud.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Sunflower county. HoN. E. N. Thomas, Chancellor. Bill by Addie Schrader against Emma Schrader. From a decree for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. As is stated in the main brief filed on behalf of the appellant this case clearly falls under the authorities described as constructive trust arising out of fraud. We wish to detail here a few of the cases which we think cover the various phases of the present record. We wish to first call the attention of the eonrt to the very able and painstaking opinion found…
1Opinion of the CourtSteveNS, J.
Appellee by bill in 'equity claims title to eighty acres of land in Sunflower county, >asks that her title be confirmed, and that the claim of appellant he canceled as a cloud upon the alleged true title of the complainant, and prays for possession and for an accounting as to rents. The bill avers that the complainant is the lawful widow and sole heir at law of R. M. Shrader, deceased; that R. M. Shrader died seised and possessed of the lands in suit; and that, under the law of descent and ' distribution, complainant is now the sole owner.
The record presents the rival claims of the legal wife…
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- Batty v. GreeneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
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- Shrader v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1917
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