Legal Opinion

Pfeiffer v. Grossman

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1853PublishedCited by 7 opinions

. This cause was tried before Underwood, Judge, at the March term, 1853, of the St. Clair Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtTreat, C. J.

This was ati action of trespass quare clausum fregit, brought in 1853, by Pfeiffer against Grossman. The plea was, not guilty. It appeared in evidence, that the plaintiff had title to a certain tract of land; that accovding to a survey made in 1854, a fence claimed by the defendant was on this tract; the fence inclosed about half an acre of the tract, part of which was in timber, and the rest in cultivation; the fence was built by McGuire, who was in possession previous to the defendant; prior to the survey, there was some difficulty between the plaintiff and defendant as to the boundary…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pastorius v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1828
  2. Bagby v. HarrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1846

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Foust v. KinneySupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
  2. Allen v. MichelAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
  3. Walsh v. HertzogAppellate Court of Illinois · 1910
  4. State v. LeathersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1876
  5. Polar Wave Ice & Fuel Co. v. Alton Branch of the Illinois Humane SocietyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1910

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