Boone v. Wells
Citations
- 91 Miss. 799
- 45 So. 571
Syllabus
<p>Tax Titles. Description. Ambiguity. Chancery pleading and practice.</p> <p>A bill to confirm a tax title is demurrable where the land is described as “ Lot 38, except lots sold to Bussell, Gottschalk Survey, sec. 8, Tp. 8, B. 11,” if the bill fail:- — •</p> <p>(a) To identify the survey as a public or a private one; and</p> <p>(b) To show who “Bussell” was and what lots were sold to him; and</p> <p>(c) To point out where evidence to perfect the description can be found.</p>
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- “words, spoken and published of another, which are not obviously defamatory, will not support an action for damages, unless, by innuendo or otherwise, special damages are pleaded and proved”
- “words, spoken and published of another, which are not obviously defamatory, will not support an action for damages, unless, by innuendo or otherwise, special damages are pleaded and proved”
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Judges: Calhoon
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