Hadley v. Morrison
Illinois Supreme Court
• Appeal from the Circuit Court of Clinton county; the Hon. Silas L. Bryan, Judge, presiding. In 1841, James Duncan conveyed certain lands in Madison county to Isaac A. Letcher; and, in 1845, Letcher conveyed the same land to John Duncan, who occupied the premises until his death, which occurred on the 30th of January, 1848. Letters of administration were granted on John Duncan’s estate to William Hadley..
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• Appeal from the Circuit Court of Clinton county; the Hon. Silas L. Bryan, Judge, presiding. In 1841, James Duncan conveyed certain lands in Madison county to Isaac A. Letcher; and, in 1845, Letcher conveyed the same land to John Duncan, who occupied the premises until his death, which occurred on the 30th of January, 1848. Letters of administration were granted on John Duncan’s estate to William Hadley.. Afterward, one of the heirs of John Duncan conveyed her interest to Jonathan Duncan, and he conveyed to Charles Shenkle. In the mean time, in April, 1842, Edward Horton recovered a judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Walker
This was an action of assumpsit, and the declaration contained a count for use and occupation of lands, and the usual money counts. A trial was had on the general issue, and resulted in a judgment in favor of plaintiff below for the sum of $1,262, and costs of suit. A motion for a new trial was entered and was overruled by the court. Exceptions were taken, and defendant below brings the cause to this court by appeal, and assigns for error the overruling of the motion for a new trial and the rendition of the judgment in favor of plaintiff below.
It appears from the evidence that the appellee,…
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