Shew v. Kirby

ALLEN, Judge.

This appeal is brought from- a summary final decree wherein the lower court held that appellants, defendants below, were barred from asserting their answer and counterclaim against plaintiff-appellee in this suit for injunctive relief since the subject matter contained in said answer and counterclaim was barred by the doctrines of res judicata and laches. The reformation of a deed, the necessity for which was raised in the answer and which was sought by the counterclaim, had previously been before the court between the same parties. Defendant-counterclaimant in the instant case…