Goewey v. Urig
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an action of ejectment, brought by plaintiff to recover the south half of southeast quarter 27, 9 S., 2 W., claiming title in fee. Declaration served second of April, 1855, and rule to plead entered at Hay term, 1855, of said court. Plea, general issue, and cause continued until Hay term, 1856, when it was tried by jury, and verdict and judgment for defendant.
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This was an action of ejectment, brought by plaintiff to recover the south half of southeast quarter 27, 9 S., 2 W., claiming title in fee. Declaration served second of April, 1855, and rule to plead entered at Hay term, 1855, of said court. Plea, general issue, and cause continued until Hay term, 1856, when it was tried by jury, and verdict and judgment for defendant. Éill of exceptions shows that plaintiff, to maintain the issue on his part, offered, in evidence : 1st. Patent from United States to Enoch H. Hill for the whole of said quarter section, dated 21st of October, 1817, and there…
1Opinion of the CourtScates, C. J.
Plaintiff deduced, a regular chain of title from the government to himself.
The defendant deduced title under a deed from the auditor to Berrian, dated in 1829, which was founded on a tax sale of 1827, for the taxes of 1825-6. Title was traced from Berrian to Ayres, Walker, Shipman and Cuming. Shipman’s interest passed hy deed to Myres, executed hy power of attorney, purporting to convey the whole quarter section, and from Myres, by deed, for south half of the quarter, to defendant. The deed to Myres was executed in 1848, under which he entered" on the north half, claiming title to the whole,…
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