Morrissey v. Jackson

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The plaintiff desires by the prosecution of this action to eradicate any doubt concerning his title to a parcel of land which he acquired by purchase on August 5, 1927. The averments of the defendants' answer projected a controversial issue of a legal rather than equitable nature. At the pre-trial conference counsel expressly…