The St. Louis & Sandoval Coal & Mining Co. v. Sandoval Coal & Mining Co.

This was an action of ejectment, brought by the St. Louis and Sandoval Coal and Mining Company, against the Sandoval Coal and Mining Company, to recover the possession of a coal mine and its appurtenances, situated at Sandoval, Marion county, Illinois, the declaration alleging title in fee in the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and a special plea “that the plaintiff was not at the commencement of said suit, and is not now, a corporation, as by the said writ and declaration is above supposed.” The parties waived a jury, and the cause was tried by the court. The finding was…