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Hunter v. McCoyHunter v. McCoy

Indiana Supreme Court
Jun 13, 1860
Reporters:
Per Curiam.

In a suit for the correction of a mistake in a deed, ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‍the additional remedy of quieting title may be had, if the facts stated in the complaint justify it. In a suit upon a mortgage, ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‍the double remedy of correction and foreclosure may be had upon a proper complaint. Perk. Pr., p. 661.

Where an issue is made and tried, ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‍the Court grants any relief consistent with the case made by the complaint and embraced -within the issue, without regard to the prayer ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‍for relief. Perk. Pr., p. 658.

The judgment is reversed with costs, with leave to the plaintiff to amend, if he desires to do so, ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‍and with leave to the defendant to answer, the demurrer being overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Hunter v. McCoy
Court Name: Indiana Supreme Court
Date Published: Jun 13, 1860
Citation: 14 Ind. 528
Court Abbreviation: Ind.
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