Hale v. Arms

Sims, J.,

after making'the foregoing statement, delivered the following opinion of the court:

*173The questions presented by the record and assignments of error will be disposed of in their order as stated below.

1. Did the court have jurisdiction upon the pleadings to enter any decree in the case?

The question must be answered in the affirmative.

It is true that the bill is not in such form, nor does it contain such allegations, that it would lie as a bill to remove cloud from title to real estate, either at common law or under our statute on that subject; nor would it lie under the authority of such…