Flagg v. Walker
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Hon. Owen T. Reeves, Judge, presiding. This was an action of forcible detainer, brought in the circuit court of McLean county, by Samuel Walker, against Maggie R. Flagg, to recover possession of the premises described in the complaint as the “Empire Machine Works.”
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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Hon. Owen T. Reeves, Judge, presiding. This was an action of forcible detainer, brought in the circuit court of McLean county, by Samuel Walker, against Maggie R. Flagg, to recover possession of the premises described in the complaint as the “Empire Machine Works.” At the September term, 1882, a trial of the cause, on a plea of “not guilty, ” was had before the court, without the intervention of a jury, which resulted in finding the issues for plaintiff, and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
A motion was made to dismiss the writ of error in this case for want of jurisdiction. The grounds of the motion are, that the sum of $1000 is not involved in the litigation. There is no pretense there is any other question involved that would give this court jurisdiction. The rental value of the premises for the term in controversy seems, from the record, to be more than $1000, and, on the principle of the recent case of Jordan v. Davis, 108 Ill. 336, a majority of the court are of opinion the writ of error will lie. The motion to dismiss must therefore be overruled.
At the September term,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jordan v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Scott v. Clinton & S. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Illnois · 1876
- New York Warehouse & Security Co. v. LoomisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
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