McCree v. Jones
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Welch
This case concerns the title to two parcels of land in Williamson County. The trial court held that the plaintiffs, Frank and Betty McCree, owned the land in fee simple by virtue of adverse possession. The defendants have appealed to this court, where they argue that the requirements for adverse possession have not been met, and that the trial court should have partitioned the property in recognition of their interest in it.
The property in question has been in the McCree family since the early years of this century. Tract I consists of 20 acres of farmland, 14 acres of which were owned solely…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hall v. WatermanIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Dunlavy v. LowrieIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
- Gochenour v. LogsdonIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
- Bergesen v. ClaussIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- Mercer v. WaymanIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
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