JACKSON v. GILBERT

No. 4-9053.

226 S.W.2d 59 (1950)

JACKSON et al. v. GILBERT.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 23, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warner & Warner, Fort Smith, for appellants.

Bland, Kincannon & Bethell, Fort Smith, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

On January 1, 1948, H. M. Shelby leased thirty-seven acres of land to the appellee for coal mining purposes. On December 17 of that year the appellant bought the land from Shelby and later filed this suit to cancel the lease. The chancellor's denial of relief led to this appeal.

Various grounds for cancellation are presented by the appellant, the first being that the description of the land is void for indefiniteness. Although the...

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