O'Kane v. Murray

Opinion bx

Cunningham, J.,

Appellants were defendants in an action of ejectment in which the jury disagreed. Both sides presented points for binding instructions which were refused by the trial judge. The defendants moved for judgment in their favor upon the whole record. From the refusal of the court below to grant said motion this appeal was taken. This was the second jury which failed to reach a verdict in this case.

The issue arose in the following manner: It was admitted that James W. Murray had title prior to 1916 to a part of lot No. 95 in the Sawyer plan of lots in the 10th Ward of the…