Reeder v. Purdy
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeals from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Isaac G-. Wilson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence
These two cases, although separately tried, depend upon the same facts and present similar questions, and it will be more convenient to dispose of both in one opinion.
In October, 1862, Reeder, claiming to be the owner of a house occupied by Purdy and his wife, entered it, accompanied by the other appellants, for the purpose of taking possession. Purdy was not at home. Mrs. Purdy refused to leave, whereupon Reeder commenced putting the furniture' out of doors. She resisted this, and he seized her and held her by the wrists, while Baker, one of the co-defendants, continued to remove the…
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