Shepard v. Rinks
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. J. McRoberts, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This was an action of ejectment, commenced on the 19th day of May, 1874, by Edward Shepard, against Nunna Rinks, to recover the possession of the undivided half of the west half of the south-east quarter of section 27, township 38, range 4, in Cook county, in this State. The judgment in the court below was for the defendant, from which the plaintiff appealed.
The facts, as we understand from the evidence, are as follows: Hartman Markoe and Edward Shepard purchased from the United States, as tenants in common, the south-east quarter of section 27, township 38, range 4, in Cook county, Illinois.
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