Chesebro v. Powers

There is but little controversy about the facts in this case. The plaintiffs claim in his declaration is that he is the owner of certain real estate in Kent county, of the value of about $5,000, and that the defendants, well knowing the premises, but contriving, and falsely and fraudulently intending, to injure the plaintiff, and cause it to be suspected and believed that he, the said plaintiff, had no title in or to said land, and to spread a cloud upon the title thereto, and to hinder and prevent the plaintiff from enjoying his said estate free from any annoyance on the part of the…