Southern Pine Co. v. Hall
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi. This case was tried in the circuit court on the following agreement, signed and filed September 2,1898: “It is hereby agreed, as a matter of fact, upon the submission of this cause by the undersigned solicitors, respectively, for complainant and defendant and cross complainant and respondent, that all technical matters in respect to pleadings and proceedings shall be waived; that the…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi. This case was tried in the circuit court on the following agreement, signed and filed September 2,1898: “It is hereby agreed, as a matter of fact, upon the submission of this cause by the undersigned solicitors, respectively, for complainant and defendant and cross complainant and respondent, that all technical matters in respect to pleadings and proceedings shall be waived; that the matters alleged in the cross bill shall be deemed to be facts in issue without the necessity of a formal answer hereto;…
1Opinion of the CourtShelby, Circuit Judge
This is a suit in equity to quiet the title of the plaintiff to a large tract of swamp or overflowed lands in Mississippi against the claim of the defendant to an adverse interest in the premises. The plaintiff seeks to have £he defendant’s pretended titles produced and canceled. The defendant, after answering, filed a cross bill seeking to have the plaintiff’s alleged titles canceled and her right to the lands established. The court decided in favor of the defendant and cross complainant, and the plaintiff appeal's to this court.
The first question raised is as fo the jurisdiction of the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Smyth v. Ames; Smyth v. Smith; Smyth v. HigginsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Burgess v. SeligmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Scott v. NeelySupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Case of Broderick's WillSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
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- North American Land & Timber Co. v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1901
- Ames Realty Co. v. Big Indian Mining Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Montana · 1906
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