Whitehead v. Shattuck
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. This was a suit in equity to quiet the title of the plaintiff, as trustee of the Des Moines and Fort Dodge Bailroad Company, a corporation of Iowa, to certain real property in the county of Humboldt in that State, of the value of five thousand dollars.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. This was a suit in equity to quiet the title of the plaintiff, as trustee of the Des Moines and Fort Dodge Bailroad Company, a corporation of Iowa, to certain real property in the county of Humboldt in that State, of the value of five thousand dollars. The bill alleged that the: plaintiff was the owner in fee of the premises, but held the title as trustee aforesaid ; that notwithstanding his ownership of the property and his right to its immediate possession and enjoyment, the defendants claimed title to it…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Field, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
The facts set forth in the bill of the plaintiff clearly show that be has a plain, adequate and complete remedy at law for the injuries of which he complains. He alleges that he is the owner in fee, as trustee, of certain, described lands in Iowaj and his injuries consist in this: that the defendants are in the possession and enjoyment of the property, claiming title under certain documents purporting to transfer the same, which are fraudulent and void. If the owner in fee of the premises, he can establish that fact…
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