Miller v. Handy
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago: the Hon. Van H. Higgins, Judge, presiding. This was an action of ejectment instituted in the court below by Henry H. Handy against John Miller. A trial resulted in a finding and judgment for the plaintiff. The cause is brought to this court by the defendant, by appeal. The opinion of the court contains a sufficient statement of the case.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
We shall consider but one or two of the questions made on this record, as a decision upon them will dispose of the case.
The action was ejectment brought by Henry H. Handy against John Miller, the plaintiff claiming the premises in virtue of deeds of conveyance from the heirs at law of Henry S. Handy to him. Henry S. Handy claimed the same, through one Samuel Ressique, who had purchased the land of the United States.
The defendant claimed to hold the premises as tenant of John Ferguson, who claimed the same in virtue of certain proceedings by scire facias against Henry S. Handy in his lifetime,…
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