Jones's Administrator v. Craig
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. In equity. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
The appellants here, Henry 0. Jones and John Jort, brought their bill in chancery against "Walter Craig, the defendant, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska.
The object of the bill was to remove a cloud upon the title to certain lands. The defendant had brought an action of ejectment to recover the possession, and, having a grima facie title of record upon which he could recover, this bill was filed for the purpose of setting up an equitable defence. Thereupon a temporary injunction ivas allowed, restraining Craig from prosecuting his action of ejectment until…
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