Heacock v. Hosmer

This was a petition brought by Charles B. Hosmer, in the Superior Court of Cook county, under the Burnt Records act, to restore the title to a certain tract of land in Cook county. The appellant interposed a demurrer to the petition, and subsequently filed a petition for a change of venue. The court denied the application for a change of venue, and upon argument of the demurrer, it, also, was overruled, and appellant electing to abide by the demurrer, the court heard the evidence of petitioner, and rendered a decree as prayed for in the petition.

Two questions arise on the record: First, did…