Legal Opinion

Scott v. Bassett

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided February 21, 1902PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer county; the Hon. W. H. Gest, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

This is an action of ejectment brought by appellees, Isaac N. Bassett and Thomas W. Bassett, against the appellant Robert Scott, which has been before us twice on previous appeals, and on each appeal the judgment for the plaintiffs was reversed. (Scott v. Bassett, 174 Ill. 390; Scott v. Bassett, 186 id. 98.) After the last reversal, the case having been re-instated in the circuit court, plaintiffs suggested that the defendant, Robert Scott, had become insane, and on their motion it was ordered that the appellant Scott S. Boden, his conservator, be made a party defendant, and he was added as a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. James Morgan v. HoytIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
  2. Scott v. BassettIllinois Supreme Court · 1898

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In re L. Stein & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1904
  2. New York Central Railroad v. KinsellaIllinois Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Ellison v. GlosIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Geipelt v. GeipeltAppellate Court of Illinois · 1919
  5. Nimmons v. StrykerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907

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