American Mortgage Corp. v. Lord

The appellees herein were plaintiffs in the circuit court in a suit to quiet title. The American Mortgage Corporation, appellant here, was not a party to that suit but petitioned the circuit court for leave to intervene as plaintiff, maintaining it had an interest in the lands involved in such suit. Argument was held on the petition and the chancellor entered his order denying the petition. He then entered his final decree in the quiet title suit in favor of the appel-lees herein. The American Mortgage Corporation then entered its notice of appeal from the chancellor’s order denying it leave…