Doke v. Williams

Citations

• 45 Fla. 248

Syllabus

<p>1. The general rule is that a complainant In equity can not be compelled imou the application of a third person to make him a defendant to the hill. This is particularly true where the bill contains no allegations which connect such third person with the subject-matter of the litigation.</p> <p>2 In cas.es demanding it, third persons interested in the subject-matter of litigation in chancery may present their claims to the court for adjudication, but it should generally be by an appropriate hill and not by petition. Beneficiaries of a trust where the trustee is a party, and those having an interest in a fund in the custody of the court, may, however, intervene by petition.</p>