Murphy v. Orr
Illinois Supreme Court
Wbit of Ebbob to the Circuit Court of Lawrence county,- the Hon. James C. Allen, Judge, presiding. On the 26th day of April, 1862, Abner G. Murphy, Theodore Murphy, Thomas Murphy, James Dodge and Elizabeth Dodge, his wife, instituted their action of ejectment against Hugh Orr,' to recover a certain tract of land, situate in Lawrence county, described as the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section nineteen, in township three, north of range twelve, west.
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Wbit of Ebbob to the Circuit Court of Lawrence county,- the Hon. James C. Allen, Judge, presiding. On the 26th day of April, 1862, Abner G. Murphy, Theodore Murphy, Thomas Murphy, James Dodge and Elizabeth Dodge, his wife, instituted their action of ejectment against Hugh Orr,' to recover a certain tract of land, situate in Lawrence county, described as the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section nineteen, in township three, north of range twelve, west. The plaintiffs claimed in their declaration the entire premises in fee simple. Issue was formed upon plea of not guilt j: It…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
The first question which we propose to consider is, whether the decree against William Y. Murphy, Abner GL Murphy, and the other unknown children of William Y. and Elizabeth Murphy, was a bar to this recovery. It was on a bill in chancery, and it was against Abner GL Murphy,, one of the plaintiffs in this case. That decree declares the deed from Buchanan to him and his father and mother and their children void. There is no evidence that this decree was ever annulled, reversed or set aside, but the presumption is, that it is still in full force. It cannot be questioned that the Court of…
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