Christian Church of Sand Creek v. Church of Christ of Sand Creek
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error' to the Circuit Court of Shelby county; the Hon. Samufu L. Dwight, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
This was a bill in chancery filed by plaintiffs in error in the circuit court of Shelby county, against the defendants in error, to obtain'a construction of a certain deed bearing date July 18, 1874, from James A. Turrentine and wife to the trustees of the Christian Church of Sand Creek, Shelby county, Illinois, and for a decree adjudging the premises described in said deed, and the brick church located thereon, to be the property of the plaintiffs in error. An answer and replication were filed, the cause was tried in open court and a decree was entered dismissing the bill for want of equity,…
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