Bonnell v. Smith
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Alton City Court; the Hon. Henry S. Baker, Judge, presiding. This was an action of ejectment brought by-Bonnell against Smith, and afterwards Joshua Neely was also made a defendant. Bonnell claims title under a judgment recovered in April, 1863, against Philip English, and one of the questions presented is, whether English had a homestead right in the premises.
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Writ of Error to the Alton City Court; the Hon. Henry S. Baker, Judge, presiding. This was an action of ejectment brought by-Bonnell against Smith, and afterwards Joshua Neely was also made a defendant. Bonnell claims title under a judgment recovered in April, 1863, against Philip English, and one of the questions presented is, whether English had a homestead right in the premises. The circumstances connected with their occupancy, appear from the following testimony: Defendant called Bridges, a witness, who testified he knew Philip, and Laura English, his wife; Laura is dead; witness lived…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Breese
This was an action of ejectment, brought to the Jersey Circuit court by David T. Bonnell, against William Smith and Joshua Neely, to recover the possession of twenty-three acres of land, part of the southeast quarter of section twenty-three, in township eight, north range twelve, west, and particularly described in the declaration, by metes and bounds, courses and distances. By consent, the venue was changed to the city court of Alton, and a trial there had by the court, resulting in a verdict for the defendants.
To reverse this judgment, the plaintiff brings the record here by writ of error.
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