Schrader v. Peach
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding. This was an action of ejectment, by Henry E. Schrader, against John Peach, for the recovery of a tract of land. The opinion of the court contains a sufficient statement of the facts.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
Appellant, in proving title derived from the general government, read in evidence a deed executed by a commissioner appointed by the circuit court on the 10th of April, 1841, to convey the premises in controversy from the heirs of Ninian Edwards to Cyrus Edwards; that the commissioner did not convey, on behalf of the heirs, until the 6th day of December, 1870, but a few months short of thirty years. To have shown paramount title in appellant, it was necessary that this deed should have passed the fee from the heirs of Hinian Edwards to Cyrus Edwards, or to appellant as his assignee, as a…
2Cited by1 opinion
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