Wilkinson v. Webb

Citations

• 75 Miss. 403

Syllabus

<p>1. Deeds. Description. AmbigvMy.</p> <p>Deeds describing the property conveyed in one instrument as “ lot 36 in the town pf Webb, Tallahatchie county, Miss., ” in another as “lot 36 in the village of Webb, Tallahatchie county, Miss.,” and in another as “lot 36 in the town of Webb,” are not void for uncertainty, since judicial cognizance is taken of the municipal subdivisions of the state, and that they are in the counties to which ■they belong.</p> <p>2. Same.</p> <p>The presumption that aids and makes good the description, “lot 36, in the town of Webb,” is strengthened by recitals in the deed containing the same, to the effect that the grantor resided in Talla-hatchie county, Miss., and that the beneficiary did business at Webb, in that state, and by the fact that the deed is dated at “Webb, Miss.,” and was acknowledged before a justice of the peace of said county and state.</p> <p>3. Same. Abbreviation, “Miss.”</p> <p>The abbreviation, “Miss.,” following the words “lot 36, in the town of Webb, Tallahatchie county,” in a deed of conveyance, presumptively and necessarily means the state of Mississippi.</p>