Legal Opinion

Hardin v. Jordan

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 11, 1891No. 161Published

ERROR TO THE' CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED' STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. Ejectment. Judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff sued out this writ of error. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court 1

140 U.S. 371 (1891)

HARDIN

v.

JORDAN.

No. 161.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued January 23, 26, 27, 1891.

Decided May 11, 1891.

ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.

Mr. Thomas Dent for plaintiff in error.

Mr. W.C. Goudy for defendant in error.

2Opinion of the Court · BradleyJustice Bradley

This is an action of ejectment brought by Gertrude H. Hardin, the plaintiff in error, to recover possession of certain fractional sections of land lying on the west and south sides of a small lake in Cook County, Illinois, situate about a dozen miles south of Chicago, and two or three miles from Lake…

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3Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Pollard's Lessee v. HAGANSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
  2. Hardin v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Martin v. Lessee of WaddellSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
  4. Barney v. KeokukSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  5. Railroad Co. v. SchurmeirSupreme Court of the United States · 1869

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