Holland v. Challen
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE TfrQTED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. Bill in. equity to quiet title. Plaintiff claimed under a tax sale, but did not aver possession. Defendant wag owner prior to tbe tax sale.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE TfrQTED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. Bill in. equity to quiet title. Plaintiff claimed under a tax sale, but did not aver possession. Defendant wag owner prior to tbe tax sale. The bill charged: , “ That said defendant is contriving now to wrong and injure your orator in the premises by claiming to.be the owner of said real estate, and by trying to obtain, take, and keep possession thereof, and by denying and slandering your orator’s title to and his right of possession thereof, all of which acts, doings, and pre-tences of said defendant are…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
delivered the,opinion of the court.
This is a suit in 'equity to quiet the title of the plaintiff to certain real property in Nebraska as against the claim of the defendant to an adverse estate in the premises. It is founded upon a statute of that State which provides:
“ That an action may be brought and prosecuted to final decree, judgment, or order by any person or persons, whether in actual possession or not, claiming title to real estate, against any'person or persons who claim an adverse estate or interest therein, for the purpose Of determining such estate or interest and quieting the…
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