Wright v. Santa Clara Mining Ass'n

Nov 2, 1858
Reporters:
,
Before:
Grand
Le Grand, C. j.,

delivered the opinion of this ‍​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍court.

We do not discover, on an examination of the record in this case, that John B. ‍​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍Gray has any interest whatever in the question litigated between the parties to this suit, and ‍​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍inasmuch as no relief is prayed against him he was not a necessary party. Whatever rights ‍​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍he may have, he can assert in a proceeding to be instituted by himself. 6 Wheaton, 559, Kerr vs. ‍​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍Watts. 11 Maryland, Rep., 158, Crook vs. Brown.

Decree reversed, and, cause remanded.