Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Grant
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding. This is an action of ejectment, commenced in the Superior Court of Cook county on January 15, 1889, by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error.
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Writ of Error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding. This is an action of ejectment, commenced in the Superior Court of Cook county on January 15, 1889, by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error. In the original declaration filed on February 19, 1889, the property sought to be recovered, which lies in Cook county, is described as follows: “A strip, belt or piece of land one hundred (100) feet wide, extending from the west to the south side across the following described tract of land, viz.: the south-east quarter of the south-west…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
The plaintiff showed a connected chain of title from the government to herself. It is not necessary to set out this title, as it is not denied that plaintiff showed herself to be the owner of the paramount title, and is entitled to recover, unless the defense set up by the plaintiff in error, as hereinafter set forth, has been sustained.
As against the amended declaration which was not filed until October, 1893, the plaintiff in error relies upon twenty years’ possession; but we do not deem it necessary to consider the Statute of Limitations in regard to possession for twenty years. A…
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