Chambliss v. Person

Citations

• 77 Miss. 806

Syllabus

<p>1. Equity Jurisprudence. Deeds. Reformation.</p> <p>A conveyance which fails to express the intention of the parties thereto, in that the land embraced therein is less than the agreed area, and is in scattered parcels instead of one body, as agreed, may be reformed'in equity, and the grantee’s bill for reformation averring these mistakes is not demurrable.</p> <p>2. Same. Conveyance of omitted land to third person. Compensation to grantee.</p> <p>On a bill to reform a conveyance which failed to include land intended to be conveyed to the grantee, but omitted and subsequently conveyed by the grantor to a third person, the grantee, if unable to affect such third person with notice, is entitled to a decree for compensation against the grantor. Wilson v. Cox, 50 Miss., 136, cited.</p>