Leonard v. Leonard

William Cochran died intestate, August 13, 1855, seized of portions of the 437-acre farm involved in this suit. His heirs have appealed from a decree quieting the title to this land. The farm comprises forty or more parcels which were described in the complaint and which were, for brevity, thereafter referred to as the Leonard farm. The lands are situate in the east half of section twenty (20) and the west half of section twenty-one (21,) both in township forty (40) north, of range one (1) east of the third principal meridian, in Ogle county, Illinois.

Edward Leonard claimed ownership of the…