Redfield v. Montgomery

Oct 15, 1893
Reporters:
Before:
Campbell
Campbell, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The decision ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‍of this case by the circuit court was fully justified by the case of Draper v. Perkins, 57 Miss., 277, but that ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‍case is not supported by reason or authority, and is so manifestly wrong that it is hereby ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‍overruled. It cannot be accounted for, except by reference to the peculiar presentation by the record of ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‍the narrow question as to the admissibility in evidence of the deed; but, in any point of view ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‍the decision is wrong.

Reversed, and remanded for a new trial.