Hassett v. Ridgely
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Erastüs S. Williams, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
This was an. action of ejectment, brought by appellee, in the circuit court of Cook county, against appellant, for the recovery of certain blocks and lots in Eidgely’s addition to .the city of Chicago.
It appears that David Elston purchased the quarter section in which this property is situated, from the general government, and received a patent for the same. The patent calls for 160 acres. Elston first conveyed an undivided 60 acres of the quarter to one Hubbard. Afterwards, on the 21st of July, 1836, he also conveyed, by deed, an undivided part of three-sixteenths, or 30 acres, of the…
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