City of Chicago v. Hill

This was a suit in ejectment, brought by the appellees, against the city of Chicago, to recover possession of the west thirty-three feet of lot 3, in the assessor’s division of the northeast quarter of the north-east quarter of the south-west quarter of section 34, town 39 north, range 14, east of the third principal meridian.

May, 1848, George Dellicker bought this ten acre tract. May, 1849, he died, leaving seven brothers as heirs. Three of these sold their interests to their brothers William and Frederick, so that in February, 1855, William and Frederick owned five-sevenths, Samuel…