Equity will not interfere by injunction to restrain waste when the petitioner's title is not clear. Such relief shall be granted only when the title is free from dispute.
(Civil Code 1895, § 4917; Civil Code 1910, § 5494; Code 1933, § 55-105.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Waste, § 27 et seq.
C.J.S.- 93 C.J.S., Waste, §§ 14, 15, 25 et seq.
ALR.
- Right of mortgagee to maintain suit to stay waste, 48 A.L.R. 1156.
Right of holder of tax or other lien on real property, other than mortgage, to restrain waste, 103 A.L.R. 384.
Rights and remedies of owner or lessee of oil or gas land or mineral or royalty interest therein, in respect of waste of oil or gas through operations on other lands, 4 A.L.R.2d 198.
Right of contingent remainderman to maintain action for damages for waste, 56 A.L.R.3d 677.