Brown v. Brown

The appellee, Joseph E. Brown, brought suit in the circuit court of Livingston county, Illinois, against his brother, Edwin H. Brown, individually and as administrator of the estate of Emily Brown, deceased. The suit was for the possession of oats and corn which had been grown on land held by the mother, Emily L. Brown during her lifetime. The declaration was in the usual form of replevin and trover, asking the return of the corn and oats, or in lieu thereof, the value of the same. To the declaration, the defendant filed several pleas. The first denied the taking and the possession of the…