Case ID: ill-app_70/html/0195-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Mr. Justice Gary", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Chicago & Alton Railroad Company v. Louisa Robbins.
    1. Appeals—Involving a Freehold.—In an action of trespass quare clausum fregit, in which a plea of liberum tenementum is filed and issue taken thereon, a freehold is involved, and this court has no jurisdiction of an appeal.
    Trespass, quare clausum fregit. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. William G. Ewing, Judge, presiding.
    Heard in this court at the March term, 1897.
    Appeal dismissed.
    Opinion filed May 24, 1897.
    John M. Southworth, attorney for appellant.
    H. T. Helm, attorney for appellee.
   Mr. Justice Gary

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The appellee sued the appellant in trespass qu. cl. The appellant pleaded lib. ten. Issue was taken on that.

A freehold is involved, and this court has no jurisdiction of this appeal. It is dismissed. West Chicago St. R. R. v. Morrison, 54 Ill. App. 556; 160 Ill. 288.