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Mahan v. ReeveMahan v. Reeve

Indiana Supreme Court
May 15, 1842
Reporters:
Before:
Blackford
Blackford, J.

This is a bill in chancery, filed to obtain-a decree for ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍correcting a certain mistake in the proceedings of a cause on petition for partition of certain real estate. The ‘mistake is alleged to consist ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍in describing the land in the notice, petition, order of Court for the sale, and the commissioners report of the sale, as being in ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍section twenty-eight, &o., instead of describing it as being in section twenty-three, &o.

Demurrer to the bill; demurrer overruled; and a decree for the colnplainants.

We think this decree is ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍erroneous. ■ No authority is cited,, and we know of none, that shows a Court of chancery to have jurisdiction in a case like ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍that described in the bill.

Per Curiam.—The decree is reversed with costs. Cause remanded, &c.

Case Details

Case Name: Mahan v. Reeve
Court Name: Indiana Supreme Court
Date Published: May 15, 1842
Citation: 6 Blackf. 215
Court Abbreviation: Ind.
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