Gould v. Sternberg
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding. This is an action of ejectment, commenced by Mary E. Sternberg, against Hiram Gould, George Gould and Charles Gould, claiming in fee the north half of the south-east quarter of section 9, in township 32, etc. Pending the suit, Charles Gould died, and his administratrix, Clara Gould, was made party defendant.
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding. This is an action of ejectment, commenced by Mary E. Sternberg, against Hiram Gould, George Gould and Charles Gould, claiming in fee the north half of the south-east quarter of section 9, in township 32, etc. Pending the suit, Charles Gould died, and his administratrix, Clara Gould, was made party defendant. A jury was waived, and upon a trial the court found defendants guilty, and that the right of possession in fee simple was in plaintiff. A new trial under the statute was granted, and upon a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
To maintain the issue on her part, plaintiff below proved a common source of title in Hiram Gould. She then introduced in evidence, without objection, a sheriff’s deed for the premises in question, dated September 23, 1881, reciting, that at the January term', 1868, of the Will circuit court, as administratrix of her deceased husband, Phillip A. Sternburg, she obtained a judgment against said Hiram Gould for $322.40, upon which, by execution and. sale, said deed was executed and delivered to her; also, a bill in chancery in the same court, by her, as complainant, against Hiram Gould,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Boyden v. ReedIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Gould v. SternburgIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
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