79 Miss. 403 | Miss. | 1901
delivered the opinion of the court.
This appeal purports to be an appeal to settle the principles of the cause. But the decree plainly recites that the cause was ■ retained for the sole purpose of ascertaining damages due on the dissolution of the injunction. In effect, therefore, the cause was disposed of, and manifestly an appeal to settle the principles of a cause already settled is useless. We decline, therefore, to treat this as an appeal to settle the principles of the cause. But a decree was rendered dissolving the injunction, and an appeal has been prosecuted from that decree.
We do not think the appellant is shown to be barred by laches, under all the circumstances of the case. While the cotton was in the state, there was ample remedy at law. But when this bill was filed it had been sold and shipped out of the state to nonresident purchasers — Gage & Co. The proceeds
Decree aeeordÁngly.