Stiles v. Galbreath

The decree appealed from will be affirmed, for the reasons set forth in the opinion filed in the court of chancery by Vice-Chancellor Grey.

Two questions of pleading that are not discussed in the opinion of the learned vice-chancellor are—first, whether the answer of the defendant Morse-Williams Company, exhibited by way of cross-bill against the complainant, was an effective pleading by which to draw into controversy matters embraced in the foreclosure suit and settled by the decree in that case; and second, whether relief from such prior decree can properly be had otherwise than by…