Ross v. Reddick
Illinois Supreme Court
This cause was tried before the Hon. Richard M. Young and a jury, at the September term, 1832, of the Peoria Circuit Court.
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This cause was tried before the Hon. Richard M. Young and a jury, at the September term, 1832, of the Peoria Circuit Court. On the trial in the Court below, the following certificate was admitted as evidence on the part of the plaintiff, though objected to by the defendants, and its admission is one of the errors assigned : “Land Office, Quincy, Illinois, Aug. 2d, 1832. I do certify that George Reddick, of Peoria county, Illinois, did on this day, in this office, prove a right of pre-emption to the East half of the S. W. Qr. Sec. 27, T. 10, N., R. 8 E. 4 principal meridian, under the…
1Opinion of the CourtBrowne, Justice
This was an action of trespass quare clausum fregit, brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiffs in error, before the Circuit Court of Peoria county. The land that the trespass was committed on, is described in the declaration by the number of the section, township, and range. On the trial in the Court below, the plaintiff proved that the trespasses complained of, were committed on the tract of land described in the declaration, but introduced no evidence to show that the land was situated in the county of Peoria. The county of Peoria was formed by an act of the legislature,…
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