Halstead v. Grinnan
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM' THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WEST YIRG-INIA. On January. 24, 1885, plaintiff filed in the District Court of the United States for the District of West Virginia his bill of complaint against A. G. Grinnan, the Forest Hill Mining and Manufacturing Company, Robert Soutter, trustee; William Wyant, and the unknown heirs of William K. Smith, deceased.
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APPEAL FROM' THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WEST YIRG-INIA. On January. 24, 1885, plaintiff filed in the District Court of the United States for the District of West Virginia his bill of complaint against A. G. Grinnan, the Forest Hill Mining and Manufacturing Company, Robert Soutter, trustee; William Wyant, and the unknown heirs of William K. Smith, deceased. At that time there was no Circuit Court in the district, .the District Court having the powers of a Circuit Court, but before the final disposition of this case a Circuit Court was established by the act of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
The plaintiff, by this suit, invoked the aid of a court of equity to set aside a survey which had stood unchallenged for over twenty-five years. Such a long delay suggests laches, and a careful examination of the testimony satisfies us that the Circuit Court did not err in sustaining this defence. The defence itself is one -which, wisely administered, is of great public utility, in that it prevents the breaking up of relations and situations long acquiesced in, and thus induces confidence in the stability of what is, and a willingness to improve property in possession ; and at the same time…
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