Irving v. Brownell
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an action in ejectment, by the plaintiff in error, to recover the north-west quarter of section twenty-eight, in township four, range six, west of the fourth principal meridian, situate in the county of Pike.
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This was an action in ejectment, by the plaintiff in error, to recover the north-west quarter of section twenty-eight, in township four, range six, west of the fourth principal meridian, situate in the county of Pike. The action was commenced by service of declaration and notice, on the 18th of January, 1848. The defendant in error filed his plea of not guilty, and a trial was had before Purple, Justice, and a jury, at September term, 1848, and a verdict found for the defendant. A motion for a new trial was denied. The facts of the case will sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Mr. Justice Trumbull :
Irving sued Brownell in an action of ejectment, to recover the north-west quarter of section twenty-eight, township four south, range six west of the fourth principal meridian, situate in the county of Pike.
The declaration was served January 18, 1848. The plaintiff traced title to the premises from the United States to himself, and the defendant admitted that he was in possession of the south fifty-two acres of said land, at the time the action was commenced.
The defendant then offered in evidence an Auditor’s deed of the land in question to William Ross, dated…
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