Snow v. Counselman
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county. This was a hill brought by Charles Counselman and others, against Taylor A. Snow and Asahel Gage, to set aside and remove, as a cloud upon the title of complainants, a certain deed executed by Asahel Gage to Taylor A. Snow, purporting to convey certain lots in the subdivision of block 28, in the canal trustees’ subdivision, in Chicago.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county. This was a hill brought by Charles Counselman and others, against Taylor A. Snow and Asahel Gage, to set aside and remove, as a cloud upon the title of complainants, a certain deed executed by Asahel Gage to Taylor A. Snow, purporting to convey certain lots in the subdivision of block 28, in the canal trustees’ subdivision, in Chicago. Gage interposed a general demurrer to the bill, and Snow a plea in bar, which were both overruled. The defendants electing to stand by the demurrer and plea, a decree was entered finding the facts as alleged in the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This record presents but two questions to be considered: First, did the court err in overruling the plea in bar, interposed to the bill by the defendant Taylor A. Snow; second, did the court err in overruling the demurrer of defendant Asahel Gage.
No replication was filed to the plea, but the plea was set down for argument, and under the rules of practice in chancery cases, where a plea to the bill is set down for argument the truth of its allegations is admitted, and the question to be determined is, do the admitted facts set up in the plea constitute a defense to the bill ? It will be…
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