Legal Opinion
Dorsey v. Ryan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 30, 1982No. 4-82-0264PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GREEN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Petitioners, Clyde and Dorothy Dorsey, are the fee owners of a tract of land situated in Morgan County, whose southern boundary with respondents has been disputed for some time. Petitioners’ parcel is described in their deed as “[beginning at the Northeast corner of the West half of the Southwest quarter of said Section Seven (7), and running thence West 80 rods, thence South 44 rods, thence East 80 rods and thence North 44 rods to the place of beginning, containing 22 acres, more or less.”
On May 1, 1980, petitioners filed suit…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Nicholl v. ScalettaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Bean v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Ely v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Martz v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Ogilvie v. CopelandIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Gvillo v. StutzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
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