Moore v. Luke
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Kemper county. Hon. J. F. McCool, Chancellor. Suit by Elizabeth Moore and others against J. M. Luke. From an order sustaining a demurrer to the bill of complaint, plaintiffs appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Appellants as complainants in the court below exhibit their bill of complaint against appellee seeking confirmation of their title to forty acres of land in Kemper county,, and asking that the claim of the defendant be canceled as a cloud on their title. A demurrer was interposed to the bill and sustained by the chancellor, and from this decree appellants appeal. While the bill in some respects is subject to criticism, we think it sufficiently states a case. Appellants deraigned title from the United States government to Willard C. Mills; from Willard C. Mills to William Reid, Sr.; from…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Foster v. Gulf Coast Canning Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1893
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