Pierce v. Dillingham
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Henry B. Willis, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for the Second District affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Kane county in an action of replevin brought by-appellee to recover from appellants twenty-three head of cattle.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Henry B. Willis, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for the Second District affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Kane county in an action of replevin brought by-appellee to recover from appellants twenty-three head of cattle. A plea of justification was filed to the declaration, to which demurrers, special and general, were filed. The demurrers were sustained and defendants elected to stand by their plea, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ricks
The only question presented for determination in this case is, did the plea of appellants set up sufficient facts to give leg'al justification for their acts in the premises? If so, the demurrer filed by appellee should have been overruled, otherwise it was properly sustained.
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