Price v. Union Land Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado. Suit in equity by T. K. Price and others against the Union Land Company, and others. Decree for defendants, and complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree sustaining a demurrer and dismissing complainants’ bill. The bill was attacked on three grounds: That it stated no cause for equitable relief, that it was multifarious, and that complainants had not complied with Equity Rule 94. The trial court held the bill defective for the second and third reasons, and dismissed it, not without prejudice, hut as upon the merits.
[1,2] The bill is prolix and contains so much unnecessary redundancy and reiteration that the mind is confused in seeking the pleader’s purpose. The confusion is increased by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Porter v. SabinSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Brown v. Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. Northern Pac. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Hosmer v. Wyoming Ry. & Iron Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
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- Cotten v. Republic National Bank of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Richardson v. Blue Grass Mining Co.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1939
- Willcox v. Harriman Securities CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1933
- McQuillen v. National Cash Register Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1938
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