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22 Ill. 121

Edwards v. Edwards

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1859

Illinois Supreme Court · decided 1859-04-15

This was an action of ejectment to recover the seizin and possession of north-east quarter of section nine, and the east half of the north-west quarter of section nine, township thirteen north, range two west, fourth principal meridian. Plea: Not guilty. The plaintiff, to maintain the issue on his part, introduced and read in evidence a duly authenticated copy of patent from United States, granting to William Edwards the land in question, dated 6th day of July, A. D. 1818.

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Decided 1859-04-15

How this case has been cited

Cited by 16 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently July 1928

15 state decisions

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Breese, J.

¶1The ground assumed by the appellant’s counsel is not tenable. The award of a new trial in the first ejectment suit, wiped out the verdict, and no judgment was or could be rendered on it. It is not a bar to anything. It might well happen that a plaintiff with a perfect title might fail in his suit, by failing to prove possession by defendant at the time of suit brought, and a verdict pass for the defendant. In such case, or in any case, if the verdict be set aside, it could not bar another action.

¶2Setting aside the verdict is, as if it had never been, and cannot be used anywhere, for any purpose. Followed up by a voluntary non-suit, the whole action and all its parts are null.

¶3The judgment is affirmed.

¶4Judgment affirmed.

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