Haughton v. Sartor

Citations

• 71 Miss. 357

Syllabus

<p>1. Description. Patent ambiguity. Definition.</p> <p>Where a mere perusal of an instrument shows that the description used can have no effect unless aided by extrinsic evidence, that something must be added before it can be determined which of several things be meant, the ambiguity is patent, and cannot be aided by parol evidence. Bowers v. Andrews, 52 Miss., 596.</p> <p>2. Same. Number of range. Blank. Patent ambiguity.</p> <p>“ The following tract or parcel of land in Monroe county, Mississippi, better known as the south half of section seven, township fifteen, range — west; also the east half of the south-east quarter of section twelve, township fifteen, range nineteen west, containing in all four hundred acres, more or less,” is a void description as to the land in section seven ; the number of the range cannot be shown by extrinsic proof. Foute v. Fairman, 48 Miss., 536, overruled.</p>