Pulliam v. Ogle
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an action of assumpsit, to recover for the use of a farm, in the St. Clair Circuit Court. There was a trial, and a judgment against Pulliam for twenty dollars. The plaintiff below, Ogle, was the aunt of defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCaton, C. J.
This is a simple question of fact. Was the defendant indebted to the plaintiff for the use of her farm ? The testimony shows that he was in possession of it, occupied it and used it for several years; but upon what terms, it does not very satisfactorily appear. He sometimes paid her money, and sometimes she had a part of the crop. If she were to be' credited with the full value of what the use of the farm is shown to have been worth, and only charged with what she is shown to have received, the balance in her favor would be vastly more than the jury have given her. Probably no accounts were…
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