Randolph v. Hinck

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Randolph county in favor^of Mabel Hartzell Randolph, appellee, in an action of ejectment against John Hinck, appellant, and involves the question of the title and the right of possession to an' island in the Mississippi river now known as Hinck island.

• Appellant first questions the jurisdiction of the court, and contends that the land in question is not within the State of Illinois but is wholly within the State of Missouri. The land now comprising what is known as Hinck island was originally a part of an island which for many years…