Hagan Estates, Inc. v. New York Mining & Manufacturing Co.

This is a suit of. a nebulous nature. It presents an effort to stabilize an alleged title to land by removing a cloud therefrom, though its prayer is for a declaratory judgment as upon an actual controversy. The zeal of the fiduciary in behalf of the trust he represents is praiseworthy but it has led him into a veritable morass. A careful scrutiny of the bill and the exhibits, made a part of it, amply justifies this statement.

*1067Back in 1881, Patrick Hagan, a large land owner of Southwestern Virginia, conveyed to a man named Hyndman all his right, title and interest in and to a body of land.in…