Cheatham v. Edgefield Mfg. Co.

Citations

• 131 F. 118
• 1904 U.S. App. LEXIS 4884

Syllabus

<p>1. Pleading — Irrelevant Matter — Demurrer—Motion to Strike.</p> <p>Where, in ejectment, certain paragraphs of the answer objected to alleged facts constituting a legal defense as mere inducement to other facts pleaded as an equitable estoppel, the entire paragraph might be attacked by demurrer, instead of by motion to strike the facts pleaded as such estoppel.</p> <p>2. Federal Courts — Ejectment—Equitable Defenses — Estoppel.</p> <p>Facts constituting an equitable estoppel may be pleaded as a defense to an action of ejectment in the federal courts.</p>