Handy v. Noonan

Citations

• 51 Miss. 166

Syllabus

<p>1. Void Salb oe Land: Confirmation thereof; estoppel.</p> <p>An acceptance by the heir or ward, after obtaining majority, of the purchase money of land sold under a void decree, is a confirmation of the sale in the sense and to the extent of working an estoppel in equity against an assertion of the legal title.</p> <p>2. Same: Removing cloud; Sec. 975, Code of 1871.</p> <p>This statute affords the relief to remove clouds only to the “real owner” against any person not the rightful owner. The complainant must show clearly the validity of his own title and the invalidity of his opponent’s. He must disclose a perfect equitable or a complete legal title.</p>