Burns v. Curran

Upon the remandment of the case of Burns v. Curran, 275 Ill. 448, a trial was had at the March term, 1917, of the circuit court of Peoria county, which resulted in a verdict of not guilty and a judgment for the defendants, to reverse which the plaintiff has sued out a writ of error.

The plaintiff showed possession, as on the former trial, under tbq three quit-claim deeds which were introduced in evidence, together with the deed from the county of Peoria which was excluded on the former trial, and the defendants, to meet the prima facie case thus made, introduced evidence to establish their…