Mettler v. Miller

This is ejectment, brought on the 4th day of November, 1885, in the Ogle circuit court, against Jonathan T. Miller, appellee. In the suit, William J. Mettler, appellant, seeks to recover, in fee, an undivided one-fourth interest in lot 8, and in the north half of lot 7, both in block 6, in Palmer’s addition to the town of Bochelle, formerly called Lane.

Appellant’s title, as exhibited at the trial, is as follows: The premises in controversy are in the north-east quarter of the south-west quarter of section 24, town 40 north, range 1, east of the third principal meridian. Sheldon Bartholomew…