Wiedrich v. Howard

This is a direct appeal brought by plaintiffs from an order entered in the circuit court of McHenry County dismissing an ejectment action, after granting defendants’ motion to find them not guilty at the close of plaintiffs’ evidence.

In their complaint, filed August 17, 1953, plaintiffs claim a fee simple title to a strip of land which they allege they acquired by twenty years of adverse possession. Defendants’ answer consists of a general denial and claim of ownership of title of record acquired by deed. A freehold being involved the case comes here directly. Cienki v. Rusnak, 398 Ill. 77.

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