Mississippi Supreme Court, 1891

Watkins v. Gregory

Watkins v. Gregory
Mississippi Supreme Court · Decided October 15, 1891 · Campbell
69 Miss. 469

Watkins v. Gregory

Opinion of the Court

Campbell, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

While, as between the two holders of title to the land, their mixed possession would cause the possession to be adjudged as that of the holder of the better title, the breach of the covenant of warranty did not occur until 1888, when, for the first-time, there "was an interruption of the enjoyment of the possession of the covenantee, and his right of action then accrued.

Affirmed.

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