Davidson v. Reed
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Cumberland county; the Hon. William C. Jones, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was a bill in ¡equity, brought to enjoin Daniel Davidson, the defendant, from defacing or meddling with certain graves in an alleged grave yard in Cumberland county, on land belonging to the defendant. The bill also prayed for a decree declaring that the burying ground had been dedicated to the public. Upon a hearing on the bill, answer, replication and evidence, the court rendered a decree as prayed for in the bill, and the defendant sued out this writ of error.
It is contended by the defendant that the evidence was not sufficient to establish the fact that the land in question had been…
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