Griffin v. Johnson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Randolph county; the Hon. George W. Wall, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
This is an action of ejectment, brought by appellee for the recovery of a part of a tract of land formed by the lodging of drift and deposits in the Mississippi river, between land owned by appellee on Crain’s island and the Missouri shore. The cause was tried by the court without a jury, and there was a finding and judgment for appellee.
The situation is the same as stated by Mr. Justice Phillips in relation to an adjacent tract, in the case of Griffin v. Kirk, 47 Ill. App. 258. Crain’s island is in the State of Illinois, and when it was surveyed by the government the main channel of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Braxon v. BresslerIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
- Griffin v. KirkAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893
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