Harris v. Shaw
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an action of ejectment, brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendants in error, in the Circuit Court of Tazewell county, for the recovery of “ that part of the addition made by the county of Tazewell to the town of Tremont, in said county, known as the public square, together with the buildings thereon,” and being part of the north-west quarter of section 19, township 24, north range 3 west of third principal meridian.
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This was an action of ejectment, brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendants in error, in the Circuit Court of Tazewell county, for the recovery of “ that part of the addition made by the county of Tazewell to the town of Tremont, in said county, known as the public square, together with the buildings thereon,” and being part of the north-west quarter of section 19, township 24, north range 3 west of third principal meridian. The declaration is in the usual form, and contains two counts. The first describing the premises as above. The second describing the premises by metes and…
1Opinion of the CourtTrumbull, J.
The deed from Harris to the county commissioners of Tazewell county is absolute in its terms, and conveys the premises in question, with covenants of warranty, to them and their successors in office, for the use of said county forever. It purports to have been made in consideration of the county seat, having been located upon the premises, and of one dollar, the real consideration no doubt being the location of the county seat upon an eighty-acre tract of land, of which Harris was the owner. The legislature, by the act of February 12,1835, appointed commissioners permanently to locate the…
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