Ruch v. Rock Island
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
This is an action of ejectment. The plaintiff below is the plaintiff in error. There was a trial before Judge Drummond, and a verdict for the defendant. This verdict was vacated and a new trial ordered. The case was re-tried by Judge Blodgett. The jury again found for the defendant, and this judgment was entered accordingly. Between tlie two trials the great Chicago fire occurred, and all the files in the case were destroyed. Among them were a deposition of Henry Powers and a deposition of Hibbard Moore. At the time of the second trial both deponents were dead. The depositions of Connelly and…
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