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70 Miss. 291

Porter v. Stone

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1892

Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1892-10-15

From the circuit court of Tunica county. Hon. R. W. Williamson, Judge. This was an action begun in the .justice court for the partition of certain cotton under § 2580, code 1880. The petition alleges that the petitioner, R. A. Stone, trustee, and one Bennett are owners each of an undivided half-interest in the cotton; that appellants, Porter & McRae, claim to own the half-interest of Bennett.

Decided 1892-10-15

Campbell, C. J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2This is a proceeding under § 2580 et seq. of the code of 1880, and presents two questions:

¶31. Has the trustee in a deed of trust on personal property, after breach of the condition, such interest in the subject of the trust as to entitle him to maintain such proceeding for partition ?

¶42. Where a “cropper” on shares gives a deed of trust on his share, and under it obtains supplies, and abandons the work, and another takes his place, with the consent of the other share-owner and the’holder of the deed of trust, and obtains supplies under it, and completes the making of the crop, and partly gathers it, and then abandons. it, has the cestui que trust a claim on the crop not subject to be defeated by the act of the other share-owner?

¶5We answer both questions affirmatively.

¶6Affirmed.

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