Aikins v. Nevada Placer, Inc.

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] There must be something in a complaint to show the character of the claim made by the defendants, so that the court may determine from the face of the complaint whether the claim is a cloud on the title or whether it is merely a claim of no consequence. McLeod v. Lloyd, 71 P. 598.

In a suit to remove a cloud on title, it must be shown in the bill that such a cloud exists before relief can be given against it, and in such a case the bill must, in addition to…