Legal Opinion

Woods v. Seymour

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 22, 1932No. 21329. Judgment reversedPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Orr

This appeal comes from the circuit court of Morgan county, where in an ejectment suit a judgment was entered declaring that the right of possession of 200 acres of farm land was in Ona Woods, the appellee, in fee simple. The essential facts were stipulated and are as follows:

On December 24, 1902, Andrew J. Woods, then owning the real estate involved and being the common source of title through whom the appellants and appellee all claim, executed a certain deed in the following form:

“The grantors, Andrew J. Woods and Margaret E. Woods, his wife, for and in consideration of the natural love and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Ducker v. BurnhamIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  2. Walker v. PritchardIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Bear v. Millikin Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1929
  4. Harder v. MatthewsIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Cover v. JamesIllinois Supreme Court · 1905

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Smith v. GrubbIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
  2. Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. WestIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Riddle v. KillianIllinois Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
  5. Law v. KaneIllinois Supreme Court · 1943

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