Arnold W. Hilgeford and Martha A. Hilgeford v. The Peoples Bank, Portland, Indiana

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• “[T]he existence of title derived from a land patent [does not] raise[] a sufficient federal claim or issue upon which to base the jurisdiction of the district court.”
• an action involving “only [a] mortgage foreclosure” was “proper for state court determination, not federal court”, and “[l]and title and possessory actions are generally not the business of federal courts.”
• “[T]he action involves only mortgage foreclosure, proper for state court determination, not federal court.”
• “Our review of the briefs and record persuades us that this is vexatious litigation. … We can think of no other reason for this [mort- gagor’s] appeal other than delay, harassment, or sheer obsti- nancy.”
• “Our review of the briefs and record persuades us that this is vexatious litigation. … We can think of no other reason for this [mort- gagor’s] appeal other than delay, harassment, or sheer obsti- nancy.”
• “Our review of the briefs and record persuades us that this is vexatious litigation. … We can think of no other reason for this [mort- gagor’s] appeal other than delay, harassment, or sheer obsti- nancy.”

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