Holbrook v. Debo
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Josiah McRoberts, Judge, presiding. This was an. action of ejectment, brought by Edmund S. Holbrook against Jacob Debo, in the LaSalle circuit court, for lots 3, 4 and 5, of block 65, of that part of the city of Peru known as “the town of Rinawa,” or “the Ninawa addition to Peru.” A trial was had at the June term, 1878, before the court, without a jury, resulting in a finding and judgment for the defendant.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Josiah McRoberts, Judge, presiding. This was an. action of ejectment, brought by Edmund S. Holbrook against Jacob Debo, in the LaSalle circuit court, for lots 3, 4 and 5, of block 65, of that part of the city of Peru known as “the town of Rinawa,” or “the Ninawa addition to Peru.” A trial was had at the June term, 1878, before the court, without a jury, resulting in a finding and judgment for the defendant. On the trial the plaintiff, to show title, introduced the following evidence: 1. A patent to Thomas Glenn of the west half of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This was an action of ejectment, brought March 23, 1877, by Edmund S. Holbrook against Jacob Debo, to recover lots 3, 4 and 5, of block 65, in the Niuawa addition to Peru. There was judgment for the defendant in the circuit court, and the plaintiff appealed.
The tract of land (west half of the south-east quarter of section 17, township 33, range 1 east,) embracing the lots in controversy, was bought from the government by one Thomas Glenn, to whom a patent issued August 1, 1838. On April 3, 1839, Thomas Glenn conveyed the tract of land to Theron D. Brewster, who afterward, on September 24,…
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