Gillespie v. Rout

This was an action of ejectment, commenced by Harvey Bout against Henry R. Gillespie, to the May Term, 1861, of the Morgan Circuit Court. Defendant below filed a plea of not guilty, and the cause was continued. At the September Term following this order was entered in the cause:

“ By consent of parties this case is to stand continued in this court until the final hearing of the ejectment case of McClure, Burton and Smith against said Gillespie, decided at the last term of this (circuit) court against said Gillespie, and by him appealed to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. If the said…