American Ass'n v. Innis
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 88 — Action to Enforce Vendor's Lien and Cboss Action to Quiet Title APPEAL PROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. Judgment Quieting Title and Defendant in the Cross Action Appeals. ANALYSIS OF ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITIES CITED. 1. In an equity action to quiet title, no relief can be granted a plaintiff who does not come into court with clean hands.
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Case 88 — Action to Enforce Vendor's Lien and Cboss Action to Quiet Title APPEAL PROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. Judgment Quieting Title and Defendant in the Cross Action Appeals. ANALYSIS OF ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITIES CITED. 1. In an equity action to quiet title, no relief can be granted a plaintiff who does not come into court with clean hands. If the title he seeks to quiet is based upon sixty-two patents, which he has obtained by having the county court orders issued in the names of sixty-two fictitious persons; by having the entries and surveys made in the same names; by…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the court by
JUDGE BURN AM.
The original suit out of which this litigation grew was begun by C. W. Short in a proceeding against A. A. Arthur to enforce a vendor’s lien on a large tract of land situated in Bell county, Ky. Arthur answered, disclaiming any personal interest, and alleged that he purchased the land as agent of the appellant, the American Association, Limited, and asked that it be made a party. He also alleged that Innis and his wife, appellees here, claimed title to a part of the Short land; and he made his answer a cross petition against them, and asked that they be…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Blair v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1823
- Robinson v. MageeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1858
- Griswold v. HepburnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1865
- Gibson v. BoardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1897
- Marshall v. McDanielCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1876
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- American-Hawaiian Engineering & Construction Co. v. ButlerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
- Arnold v. City of SpartanburgSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1943
- Payne Butler v. Providence Gas CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1910
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