McDearmon v. Burnham
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oliver H. Horton, Judge, presiding. A bill in chancery, under the Burnt Records act, was filed in this case in December, 1890, by Dyer N. Burnham, alleging that he was the owner of the north-east quarter of section 13, township 42, north, range 12, east of the third principal meridian, in Cook county.
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oliver H. Horton, Judge, presiding. A bill in chancery, under the Burnt Records act, was filed in this case in December, 1890, by Dyer N. Burnham, alleging that he was the owner of the north-east quarter of section 13, township 42, north, range 12, east of the third principal meridian, in Cook county. A large number of defendants were made parties to this bill, among them Samuel H. McDearmon, ancestor of plaintiffs in error. The bill alleged destruction by fire of the records; that about seventy-five deeds and mortgages described are…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Phillips
It is clear from this record that about 1872 Blake had the title to the Skokie lot in question, as trustee for Samuel H. McDearmon, and it is also apparent that Dyer N. Burnham had knowledge of the fact that McDearmon had an interest of some character in the land. One of the questions suggested, therefore, is, whether or not, under the settlements and conveyances of August 2,1876, and August 5, 1879, Burnham became seized of the title to this 160 acres in trust for McDearmon, and the latter had the right of redemption.
The original loan of $4000 procured by these parties was, according to the…
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