Beaver v. Taylor
Supreme Court of the United States
Error, to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of .Illinois. This was ejectment brought by plaintiff in error, to recover an undivided sixth part of the north-west quarter of section thirty-six, the north-east fractional quarter of section twenty-seven, the south fractional half of section twenty-six, and the north-east fractional quarter of section thirty-five, in township seventeen south, range one west, situated in the county of Alexander and…
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Error, to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of .Illinois. This was ejectment brought by plaintiff in error, to recover an undivided sixth part of the north-west quarter of section thirty-six, the north-east fractional quarter of section twenty-seven, the south fractional half of section twenty-six, and the north-east fractional quarter of section thirty-five, in township seventeen south, range one west, situated in the county of Alexander and State of Illinois, at or near the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The' case was tried before a jury, who…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
This action was ejectment to recover an undivided' interest in certain lands situate in Cairo, 111. The defence was actual possession under claim and color of, title for seven successive years, and payment during Jiat period of all taxes legally assessed upon the premises claimed. Rev.' Stat. of 111., 1874, p. 674.
Evidence was given sustaining the defence, and a verdict bthe jury was rendered in favor of the defendants;
Before th'e case was submitted to the jury,, the plaintiff requested the court to charge, as set- forth by him, in eight several propositions. The court declined to charge as…
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