Legal Opinion

Gochenour v. Logsdon

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1940No. 25926. Decree affirmedPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murphy

Appellant N. C. Gochenour began this suit in the circuit court of Fayette county to quiet the title to the southeast quarter (%) of the southeast quarter ()4) of the southwest quarter (%) of section twenty-nine (29) township eight (8) located in said county. Nellie Logsdon, the widow of Joseph Edward Logsdon, and her six minor children, the heirs-at-law of said decedent, were made parties defendant. They interposed the defense of a limitation title and filed a counter-claim praying that the title be quieted in them. Nellie Logsdon had executed an oil and gas lease on her undivided one-third…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. McMahill v. TorrenceIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Wright v. SticeIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Burns v. CurranIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
  4. Cofield v. FurryIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
  5. Keeney v. GlosIllinois Supreme Court · 1913

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Cienki v. RusnakIllinois Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Klingel v. KehrerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  3. Griffin v. GriffinIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Ballard v. GranbyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. Scharf v. WatersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1946

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