H. Weston Lumber Co. v. Lacey Lumber Co.

Citations

• 123 Miss. 208
• 85 So. 173

Syllabus

<p>1. Covenants. Covenant of seizin is broken only by paramount title in a third party.</p> <p>The covenant of seizin in a general warranty deed does not embrace a title already vested in the vendee, but only extends to dnd is broken only by a paramount title existing in a third party.</p> <p>2. Evidence. Terms of warranty deed cannot be added to or contradicted by contemporaneous oral agreement.</p> <p>A written warranty deed is the sole evidence of the contract of purchase between the vendor and vendee, and cannot be contradicted or its terms added to by an. alleged contemporaneous oral agreement.</p> <p>Holden, J., dissenting.</p>