Van Arsdale v. Miller

DAWKINS, j.

Plaintiffs brought this suit to compel defendant to desist from slandering their title to certain real property, or to require that he vindicate his claim of ownership in an appropriate proceeding. They assailed certain deeds from their father and ancestor in title to Stewart, Reagan & Miller, an alleged partnership of which defendant was a member; another from the said firm to Reagan & Miller, Limited, a corporation ; and a third from the latter to defendant. They further charge that the first act was intended as a mortgage or security for a debt; that a counter letter had been…