Boyle v. Manion

Citations

• 74 Miss. 572

Syllabus

<p>1. Interpleader. Code 1892, § 714.</p> <p>A defendant, when sued upon a contract made with the plaintiff for the price of timber cut from land, can, under code 1892, ¡Í 714, interplead a third person who claims ownership of the land and of the trees cut therefrom.</p> <p>2. Same. Evidence. Title to land.</p> <p>In such case, the party interpleaded should be permitted to show title to the land from which the trees were cut, and that plaintiff had no title thereto.</p>