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CLARKE v. HUFF

No. 9469.

165 F.2d 247 (1947)

CLARKE v. HUFF et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided December 22, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Otho D. Branson, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Emerson W. Browne, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. George H. Windsor, of Washington, D. C., for appellee Huff.

Mr. Thomas S. Jackson, of Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellee District Title Ins. Co.

Before EDGERTON, WILBUR K. MILLER and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant filed a civil action in which he sought to have the court remove a mechanic's lien from the records in the office of the Clerk of the District Court as a cloud upon the title to his property. The District Court dismissed the action, upon motion, upon the ground that it had no jurisdiction to enter an order removing a mechanic's lien as a cloud on a title.

Title 38 of the District of Columbia Code provides a procedure by which a mechanic...

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