Ross v. Harper
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Appeal by the defendant in a suit in equity from a final decree of Colt, J., “that the injunction heretofore issued in this suit be made perpetual, and that said defendant Harper be and hereby is perpetually enjoined from prosecuting the suit at law now pending for the recovery of the said plaintiff’s law library or any other action at law for the same cause ; and said Harper is directed to discontinue the suit now pending as aforesaid; provided that neither party shall be…
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Appeal by the defendant in a suit in equity from a final decree of Colt, J., “that the injunction heretofore issued in this suit be made perpetual, and that said defendant Harper be and hereby is perpetually enjoined from prosecuting the suit at law now pending for the recovery of the said plaintiff’s law library or any other action at law for the same cause ; and said Harper is directed to discontinue the suit now pending as aforesaid; provided that neither party shall be entitled to recover costs in raid suit at law against the other. And said defendant is further ordered and decreed to…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
This is a simple appeal from a final decree in a suit in equity, without any assignment of reasons of appeal, and without any report of evidence or of facts found by the judge who heard the cause, and made the decree. There is nothing therefore before us except to see whether the decree is justified by the record. We find no error upon the record, and no reason for altering the decree.
The decree enjoins the defendant from further prosecuting a .¿ult at law. The defendant objects that this should not be done, because he has obtained a verdict in the suit at law upon grounds to…
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