Temporary injunctions for defendants are available only when the relief arises from the plaintiff's cause of action, not an independent claim.

A defendant may obtain a temporary injunction in the plaintiff's suit only if the relief sought arises out of, or is incidental to, the plaintiff's cause of action. Where the parties rely on separate and independent causes of action, the defendant cannot secure such injunctive relief in that proceeding. The governing principle is that injunctive relief must remain tied to the cause of action already before the court, and an unrelated claim cannot be introduced through the same suit. On the stated facts, the defendant's claim was distinct from the plaintiff's cause of action, so temporary injunction was not available.

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Issues: Whether a defendant in a suit can obtain a temporary injunction against the plaintiff when the defendant's claim does not arise out of, or is not incidental to, the plaintiff's cause of action.

Analysis: A temporary injunction at the instance of the defendant in the plaintiff's suit is permissible only where the defendant's claim to relief arises out of the plaintiff's cause of action or is incidental to it. Where the two sides rest on different and independent causes of action, the defendant cannot secure such relief in the same proceeding.

Conclusion: The defendant was not entitled to a temporary injunction in the suit, since the defendant's cause of action was distinct from the plaintiff's cause of action.

Ratio Decidendi: A defendant may seek temporary injunctive relief in the plaintiff's action only if the relief arises from, or is incidental to, the plaintiff's cause of action; an independent and unrelated claim cannot be granted by way of injunction in that suit.

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