Warren v. Davis

Decided March 15, 1907

Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1907-03-15

From the chancery court of Sunflower county. Hon. Percy Bell, chancellor. ■Mrs. Davis,- and others, the appellees, were complainants in the court below; Mrs. Warren, the appellant, was defendant there. From a decree in favor of the complainants, the defendant appealed' to the supreme court.

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Decided 1907-03-15

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Whitfield, O. J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2The learned chancellor was correct in all respect save one. The equitable title to the property was, as he correctly held, in John R. King at his death in 1876, and under Rev. Code 1871, § 1956, as construed in Hickman v. Ruff, 55 Miss., 549, the widow wa's entitled to a child’s part in fee simple in the exempt homestead. She was not entitled to anything else.

¶3For error indicated, the decree is reversed, and the cause remanded, for decree in accordance with this opinion.