Scammon v. Swartwout
Illinois Supreme Court
Wett of Ebeoe to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. 8. Williams, Judge, presiding. This was an action of ejectment commenced in the court below' by Cornelius Swartwout against J. Young Scammon, Thomas Kehoe and Mary Daily, for the - recovery of lot 6, block 129, in the school section addition to Chicago. The case is fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beeese
This case is brought to.this court on .the following agreed state of facts: It is agreed that both parties derive title to the demanded premises from Thomas Jenkins, who was the, owner in fee of the premises in 1837, and remained such owner until his death, August 2,1852. That Jenkins died intestate, and left two heirs, Helen Jenkins and Maria Jenkins, but who were not residents of this State; and that no administrator of his estate has been appointed in this State.
It is further admitted that the plaintiff, Cornelius Swartwout, recovered a judgment against said Jenkins, in the Circuit Court…
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