Hatfield v. King
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. . On October 8,1898, the appellee 'commenced this suit in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of West Virginia to quiet his title to certain lands.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. . On October 8,1898, the appellee 'commenced this suit in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of West Virginia to quiet his title to certain lands. In the bill he alleged that he was the owner in fee and in the actual possession of a large tract, known as the “ Eobert Morris 500,000 Acre Grant,” which was granted by Virginia in 1795 to Eobert Morris, of Philadelphia, and is situated partly in West Virginia, and partlyin Kentucky and Virginia. He followed this general allegation with a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
It is contended by the appellants that the decree in the Circuit Court against them ought to be set aside because they have not had the hearing in that court to which they were entitled by law;' that they were not served with process; that counsel unauthorized by them entered their appearance, and after having wrongfully entered their appearance failed to take the proper steps for the protection of their rights.
It is also contended (though by other parties than the appellants) that there was no real controversy between the parties nominally opposed to each other, and that the litigation was…
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