Sherman v. Town of Jefferson

Appellants, as heirs of John Gray, deceased, brought this action of ejectment in the superior court of Cook county against the town of Jefferson and the city of Chicago. The town of Jefferson was defaulted. The city of Chicago filed a plea of general issue. A jury was waived, the court heard the case upon a stipulation of facts and rendered judgment against plaintiffs, who have perfected an appeal to this court.

The facts admitted by stipulation to be true but which were subject to objection because of irrelevancy or immateriality are, that John Gray, the ancestor and common source of title,…