Brooks v. Bruyn
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren county; the Hon. Chaeles B. Lawbence, Judge, presiding: This was an action of ejectment brought by Thompson Brooks against Zachariah Bruyn, in the court below, for the recovery of the northwest quarter of section nine, in township nine, north of range two west, situate in Warren county.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren county; the Hon. Chaeles B. Lawbence, Judge, presiding: This was an action of ejectment brought by Thompson Brooks against Zachariah Bruyn, in the court below, for the recovery of the northwest quarter of section nine, in township nine, north of range two west, situate in Warren county. While the jury were being impanneled for a trial of the cause at the October Term, 1863, T. D. Allen was called as a juror, and being sworn to answer questions, stated that he had been a grand juror at the then last March Term of that court, and had been sworn and acted…
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Justice Beckwith
delivered the opinion of the Court:
This is an action of' ejectment for the recovery of a quarter section of land in Warren county. The defense is the statute of limitations barring a recovery from persons who, having color of title, acquired in good faith to vacant and unoccupied lands for seven successive vears, have paid all taxes legally assessed thereon during that period. The deed of John Brown to Geo. W. Berrian, dated the 28th of June, 1842, was color of title, and it was regularly transmitted to the appellee. Any instrument having a grantor and a grantee, and…
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