Legal Opinion

Wilson v. McKenna

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1869PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from the Recorder’s Court of the city of Chicago; the Hon. William K. McAllister, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Breese

This was an action of ejectment in the recorder’s court of the city of Chicago, brought by Margaret McKenna against Frederick R. Wilson and others, to recover the possession of lot 3, in the north part of the southeast quarter of section 20, in township 39, south range lé east, in the city of Chicago.

There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, to reverse which the defendant appeals to this court, and makes several points, which we will notice.

The first point is, that the recorder’s court should have transferred the cause on the affidavit filed by the defendant, and on his motion.

The…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Latham v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1867

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Van Matre v. SankeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  2. City of Chicago v. CollinIllinois Supreme Court · 1922
  3. Forster v. ForsterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
  4. People Ex Rel. Christiansen v. ConnellIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
  5. Waite v. Utah Labor Comm'nUtah Supreme Court · 2017

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