Chicago, Peoria & St. L. Ry. Co. v. Vaughn
Appellate Court of Illinois
Forcible Detainer. — Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jersey County; the Hon. Robert B. Shirley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1901.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Burroughs
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action of forcible detainer in which appellee, Edward J. Vaughn, complained to the Circuit Court of Jersey County that he is entitled to the possession of the north half of the southwest quarter of section ten, in township eight north, range ten west of the third principal meridian, in Jersey county, Illinois, and that appellant, the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad Company of Illinois, unlawfully withholds possession thereof from him. To the complaint appellant pleaded not guilty, upon which issue was joined,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. GoodwinIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Calumet River Railway Co. v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Turpin v. Baltimore, Ohio & Chicago RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Sands v. WacaserIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Ellis v. Rock Island & Mercer County RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
3Cited by1 opinion
- Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972