Chasteen v. . Martin

The plaintiff alleges that he is the purchaser of the equitable interest of one J. B. Standridge in the lands described in the pleadings; that Standridge had purchased the same from John M. Martin, who had paid the purchase money to the state, and had assigned to the said Standridge the certificate of purchase and valuation, which he had obtained for said land; that the defendant, William P. Martin, well knowing these facts, purchased the said land from John M. Martin, and obtained a grant from the state. The plaintiff prayed:

1. That William P. Martin, might be declared a trustee for him, and…