Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western Railway Co. v. McLaughlin
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Tazewell county; the Hon. John Burns, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
This was an action of trespass quore clausum fregit. Judgment was given in the court below, for the plaintiffs, for $400, and the defendant brings the case here by appeal.
The plaintiffs are husband and wife, and the property, to recover for injuries to which, the suit was brought, is a lot in Pekin, in Tazewell county, of which the wife is and has been seized in fee since the 25th day of September, 1863, at which time it was conveyed to her by deed of Teis Smith and wife.
The trespasses complained of are, the breaking and entering, at one corner of the lot, the inclosure which surrounded it.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cooper v. RandallIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Haines v. HainesIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Halligan v. Chicago & Rock Island RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1854
- Illinois Central Railroad v. GrableIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
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- Colorado Midland Railway Co. v. TrevarthenColorado Court of Appeals · 1891
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