Smith v. Stevens

This was ejectment, in the Cook circuit court, by Francis A. and Frank L. Stevens, plaintiffs, and against Carter Smith ■ and Emanuel Points, defendants, to recover the possession of lot 13, in block 2, in Duncan’s addition to Chicago.- There was a plea of not guilty, and a submission to the court for trial without a jury, when, it appearing the lot was held in severalty by the defendants, Points claiming the north half and Smith the south half, plaintiffs elected to proceed against Smith alone for the south half of the lot, and dismissed their suit as against Points. There was a finding and…