Kibbe v. DITTO
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Davis
The defendants in this action of ejectment, which was commenced March 20, 1872, for a quarter-section of land in Mercer County, Illinois, pleaded not guilty. A verdict and a judgment were rendered in their favor. The plaintiff sued out this writ of error.
William M. O’Hara, the owner, in fee of the land, died intestate in the summer of 1821, leaving a widow, who outlived him less than a year, and four children, three of whom died intestate. Helen, their surviving sister, inherited their respective interests. She intermarried, Sept. 23, 1840, with Abram D. Harrel, who died Dec. 16, 1871. Said…
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