King v. Artman

The equity of the bill in this case is to cancel and remove a deed as a cloud upon the title of complainant, though it is not alleged by express averment to be a “cloud.” It is not a statutory 'bill, lacking several essentials as such.

Complainant was the purchaser from Smith, but his deed was not recorded. The respondent King Mill & Lumber Company (which we will refer to as the mill company) sued out an attachment at law against Smith, as a nonresident, and levied it upon the land, resulting in a condemnation and sale of it to satisfy its claim. Complainant alleges that he was in possession…