Blank v. Huddleston
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Arkansas Chancery Court; John M. Elliott, Chancellor; Proof that the deeds and papers were lost during the war was sufficient to introduce copies. Ark. 400.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
Plaintiffs (appellants) instituted this action in the chancery court of Arkansas County to quiet their title to two contiguous tracts of wild and unoccupied lands situated in said county, and to cancel as clouds on their title certain deeds of conveyance under which the defendant claims title. The original complaint, filed in 1904, included only one of the tracts, and the other tract was brought into the action by an' amendment to the complaint filed in' September, 1904. Plaintiffs claim as heirs at law of one Jacob S. Blank, who owned the land and died intestate in the year 1861. They allege…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carpenter v. DresslerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Osceola Land Co. v. HendersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Turner v. BurkeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Craig v. HedgesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
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