Carroll County v. Jones

Citations

• 71 Miss. 947

Syllabus

<p>1. Sixteenth Section. Bill to quiet title. Code 1892, ? 4147.</p> <p>A suit is maintainable by a county under § 4147, code 1892, if defendant claims a sixteenth section in fee-simple, although the land was not sold by the county officials, and defendant claims under a deed from the lessee.</p> <p>2. Practice. Suit to make title certain. Costs against county.</p> <p>In such case, where, upon the answer of the defendant, it clearly appears that he asserts against the county no really adverse title, and the whole purpose of the proceeding is to make certain the title of the public, costs should be awarded against the county.</p>