Legal Opinion
Hunter v. Bennett
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 1928No. 25509PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGtowen, J.
The appellant, C. W. Hunter, filed his bill in the chancery court of Coahoma county, the purpose of which was to quiet title to lots of land in sections 5 and 8, township 26, range 7 west, in said county. Attached to the bill was Exhibit A, which might be termed an abstract of title, and which, in our opinion, constitutes a deraignment of title.
In the court below, upon an answer denying the allegations of the bill filed by the defendants O.. A. Bennett and others, the complainant’s title to the land was put in issue. Especially is the title based upon tax sales growing out of an assessment of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Harris v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1895
- Johnson v. Board of SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 1917
- Gilchrist-Fordney Co. v. KeyesMississippi Supreme Court · 1917
- Womack v. Central Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1922
- Yazoo Delta Investment Co. v. SuddothMississippi Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Pearl Realty Co. v. State Highway CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1934
- State Highway Department v. DuckworthMississippi Supreme Court · 1937
- Byrd v. ByrdMississippi Supreme Court · 1942
- Merchants & Manufacturers Bank v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1946
- Culbertson v. Dixie Oil Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1985
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