Legal Opinion

Henderson v. Hatterman

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 19, 1893PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. 0. H. Hobton, Judge, presiding. This is a petition to establish title under the Burnt Records Act, filed on April 26, 1890, in the Circuit Court of Cook County by appellee against the appellants, and “all whom it may concern.” It is conceded that John 0. Ure is the common source of title.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. 0. H. Hobton, Judge, presiding. This is a petition to establish title under the Burnt Records Act, filed on April 26, 1890, in the Circuit Court of Cook County by appellee against the appellants, and “all whom it may concern.” It is conceded that John 0. Ure is the common source of title. The deed, under which appellants claim, is a deed, dated April 27, 1871, and recorded May 16, 1871, executed by John C, Ure to Mary Whittaker and Sarah Ellen Henderson, (said Whittaker having subsequently conveyed her undivided half to Edward Henderson),…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder

A reference to the plat shows, that the land claimed by the appellants abuts, on its southeasterly side, upon a road sixty-six feet wide, known as the Indian Boundary Line road. There is nothing to indicate, that this road was anything more than an ordinary highway when Ure’s subdivision was made. The center line of this road is what is known as the Indian Boundary Line. Appellants claim, that they own an acre of ground in lot 9, and that the southerly line of the land so owned by them coincides with the northerly line of the Indian Boundary Line Boad, while appellee contends that the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mott v. . MottNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  2. Brown v. HugerSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
  3. Board of Trustees v. HavenIllinois Supreme Court · 1850
  4. Kimball v. City of KenoshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1856
  5. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. KoelleIllinois Supreme Court · 1882

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Ure v. UreIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Kassner v. Alexander Drug Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
  3. Tope v. TopeIllinois Supreme Court · 1938
  4. Nickson v. GarryNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1947
  5. Smith v. YoungIllinois Supreme Court · 1896

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