1 Miss. Dec. 190
Decided April 19, 1886
Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1886-04-19
A bill was filed in the Chancery Court of Lauderdale county, in-January, 1886, by appellants, seeking to enjoin proceedings in an action of ejectment filed by appellees to recover possession of eertain lands devised to tbem in 1859.
Relies on Johnson v. Brook · Davis v. Williams
Affirmed, · Decided 1886-04-19
¶1Opinion.
¶2The instrument purporting to be a deed from Piggott and wife to Brandon was not delivered, and for this reason, it is fatally defective as a deed, and is ineffectual for any lawful purpose. Davis et al. v. Williams, 57 Miss. 843; Johnson v. Brook, 31 Miss. 17.
¶3The conclusion renders it unnecessary to consider other points argued by counsel.
¶4The decree is affirmed.