Martin v. Wyncoop

Daniel B. Fatout filed his bill in chancery (under the old practice) against the heirs of Austin W. Morris, the heirs of Eben Pierce, deceased, and the appellant, Martin, to remove a cloud from the title to certain lands which Morris had, in his lifetime, sold to Fatout. The heirs of Pierce (Wyncoop et al.) filed a counterclaim or cross-bill against all the other parties, and set up a claim to a tract of land which Morris had sold to Martin. The heirs of Pierce allege that the sale of the land by Morris to Martin was in violation of the trust reposed in Morris, as administrator of the estate…