Legal Opinion

Scobey v. Thompson

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided April 20, 1894No. 1,303Published

From the Decatur Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtLotz, J.

The appellant brought this action against the appellee to quiet his title to a certain tract of real estate.

It is averred in the complaint that the appellant was the owner and in the possession of the land; that the appellee, for the purpose of injuring the appellant and defeating his title, went to a former owner of the land and fraudulently induced such former owner to make to the appellee a title on paper to said land, which the ap*13pellee caused to be recorded; that such paper title casts a cloud upon the appellant’s title.

The appellee made default and the court rendered judgment in favor…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McCarnan v. CochranIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Ragan v. HaynesIndiana Supreme Court · 1858
  3. McAdams v. LottonIndiana Supreme Court · 1889

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