Legal Opinion

Hardin v. Osborne

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1871PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Will county; the lion. Josiah McEoberts, Judge, presiding. This was an action of ejectment, brought hj Seth W. Hardin against Nial S. Osborne, for certain lands in-Will county. It appears that the lands in question were the property of William B. Egan, under purchases from the United States. They were sold by the sheriff December 23, 1837, under a judgment in favor of Eurotus P. Hastings, against Egan.

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Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Will county; the lion. Josiah McEoberts, Judge, presiding. This was an action of ejectment, brought hj Seth W. Hardin against Nial S. Osborne, for certain lands in-Will county. It appears that the lands in question were the property of William B. Egan, under purchases from the United States. They were sold by the sheriff December 23, 1837, under a judgment in favor of Eurotus P. Hastings, against Egan. December 1, 1840, the sheriff conveyed the same propertj’- to Bailey & Eeynolds, of New York, as redeeming judgment creditors. May 1, 1841, Bailey & Eeynolds…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice ThorNTON

The objection to the title of appellant, is the alleged' insufficiency of the acknowledgment to the deed from Bailey & Reynolds to Brower & Wynkoop.

The same acknowledgment was passed upon in Hardin v. Kirk, 49 Ill. 153, in which case the only reference to the certificate was, that it did not show in what State the acknowledgment was made. It is true, that the venue to the certificate of the commissioner is simply “County of New York,” and from it we can not infer that it was made in the State of New York. But the certificate of magistracy is full and formal, and is entitled, “State of New…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Dunham v. . WatermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
  2. Thomas v. TrieberCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1852
  3. Lawrence v. . the Farmers' Loan and Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1855
  4. Truesdale v. FordIllinois Supreme Court · 1865
  5. Brooks v. BruynIllinois Supreme Court · 1857

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. McNab v. YoungIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  2. Selz, Schwab & Co. v. EvansAppellate Court of Illinois · 1880
  3. Smith v. TimNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1884
  4. Tribune Co. v. R. & J. Furniture Sales, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1959
  5. Rigor v. SimmonsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893

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