Loyd v. Reynolds

To the complaint in this case the defendants answered, in abatement, that a suit in chancery was pending in the Circuit Court of the United, States for the district of Indiana, commenced prior to this suit, wherein one Nathan -jBT. Stoelcwell, who was not. a party to this suit, was complainant, and some of the present defendants, and others, not including the present plaintiffs, were defendants, involving the same matter. Such was the nature of this bill that the present plaintiff could become a pai-ty to that suit, and, by cross bill, litigate the same matters and obtain the same relief…