Cook v. Foster ex rel. Corbin
Illinois Supreme Court
Trespass in the Lake Circuit Court, brought by the appellee against the; appellants, and heard before the Hon. Richard M. Young and a jury at the September Term 1844. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff below for $45.
1Opinion of the Court
The Opinion of the Court was delivered by
Treat J.*
This was an action of trespass guare clausum fregit brought by Foster against Coolc and others.
The following facts appeared in evidence, on the trial in the Circuit Court. Cook entered on the locus in quo, while the same belonged to the United States, and enclosed a field with rails, built a house &c.; and continued in possession thereof, until it was purchased of the Government by Foster. After the purchase and while in possession, Cook, assisted by the other defendants, removed the house, &c.; for which this action was brought.
The jury found…
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