Johnson v. Shinkle

Illinois Supreme Court
Johnson v. Shinkle, 50 Ill. 137 (Ill. 1869)
Lawrence

Johnson v. Shinkle

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Lawrence

delivered the opinion of the Court:

The question presented by this record was decided at the April term, 1867, in Mills v. Graves, 44 Ill. 50. "We there held that a conveyance by the plaintiff in an action of ejectment, pending the suit, would not defeat his right of recovery, which would enure to the benefit of his grantee.

The circuit court should have rendered a judgment for the recovery of the possession, and that the plaintiff have his writ of habere facias possessionem.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

Judgment reversed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Jackson M. Johnson v. Charles Shinkle
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
1. Ejectment—conveyance by plaintiff, pending mil. A conveyance by the plaintiff in an action of ejectment, pending suit, will not defeat his right of recovery, which in such case would enure to the benefit of his grantee. 2. Writ of possession—when to be awarded. Notwithstanding a plaintiff in ejectment makes a conveyance of the land, pending the suit, if the finding upon the trial is in his favor, judgment should be rendered for a recovery of possession, and that the plaintiff shall have his writ of habere facias possessionem.