Green v. Spring

Citations

• 43 Ill. 280

Syllabus

<p>1. Chancery—courts of—have no jurisdiction, in cases to recover possession of land held adversely. A bill in chancery cannot be maintained, which simply seeks to recover the possession of land held adversely. In such a case, a court of equity has no jurisdiction.</p> <p>2. Same—in what cases equity will so decree. A court of chancery will only decree an adverse claimant to deliver possession to the rightful owner, when such relief is incidental to the main object of the bill, and when the power of the court has been invoked for some purpose that belongs to its legitimate jurisdiction.</p>