Illinois Railway Museum, Inc. v. Siegel

Mr. JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an action in ejectment brought to acquire possession of certain parcels of real estate located on a former railroad right of way in McHenry County, Illinois, which parcels were adjacent to the farms of the defendants. It is alleged that defendants are unlawfully in possession of the realty and that fee simple title to it adheres in plaintiff. Defendants filed a counterclaim to quiet title in themselves.

Plaintiff is an Illinois, not-for-profit, corporation engaged in the operation of a railway museum. The three strips of…