Miller v. Pence
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. <3. H. Horton, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding instituted in the circuit court of Cook county, by A. M. Pence, against George W. Miller, and Caroline K. Miller, his wife, and others, under the Burnt Records act, to restore and confirm his title to a certain tract of land in Cook county.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. <3. H. Horton, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding instituted in the circuit court of Cook county, by A. M. Pence, against George W. Miller, and Caroline K. Miller, his wife, and others, under the Burnt Records act, to restore and confirm his title to a certain tract of land in Cook county. It is alleged in the petition, and admitted in the answer, that George W. Miller was the owner of the premises at the time of the destruction of the records in Cook county, in October, 1871, and that he derived title thereto through mesne…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
The cause, with others, was set for trial on June 26,1889, but before the case was called for trial, the appellants filed a petition for a change of venue, on the alleged ground that the presiding judge was prejudiced against them. The court overruled the application, and this is the first error complained of. The petition was not dated, but it was sworn to on June 26, 1889, and it contains the allegation “that a knowledge of such prejudice did not come to petitioners until yesterday.” We think the decision of the court in overruling the application for a change of venue was proper. The…
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