Legal Opinion

Wooters v. Joseph

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 31, 1891PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Monroe county; the Hon. B. R. Burroughs, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Chief Justice

Scholfield delivered the opinion of the Court:

In the opinion filed when we first rendered judgment in this case, we inadvertently fell into an error in reciting the facts, and in order to make a correction in that respect, and also to give further consideration to the question of law discussed in the argument of the case, we ordered a rehearing.

It is sufficient for a comprehension of the only question of law that we are now called upon to decide, to say, in general terms, appellant was the original owner of the property in controversy, and still claims to be its lawful owner.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McCormick v. Wheeler, Mellick & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1864
  2. Littler v. People ex rel. HargadineIllinois Supreme Court · 1867

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. O'Brien v. GoodingIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  2. O'Donnell v. MerguireCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Schmitt v. WeberIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Johnson v. HubbartIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Merrick v. CarterIllinois Supreme Court · 1903

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