Lightcap v. Bradley
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Fulton county; the Hon. Jefferson Orr, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
Five ejectment suits were commenced.by the appellant, H. W. Lightcap, in the circuit court of Mason county, on July 13, 1895, against tenants of the appellee, Lydia Bradley. The venue in all the cases was changed, on motion of the defendants, to Fulton county, and appellee was afterward substituted as defendant in each of said cases. The suits were consolidated in the circuit court of Fulton county, by agreement of the parties, under the title of H. W. Lightcap v. Lydia Bradley. A jury was waived and the cause was tried by the court. There was a finding of not guilty, and the court, after…
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