Case Details

Akin et al. v. Lloyd et al.

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Appellant/Plaintiff

James B. Akin and Boyden

Appellee/Defendant

Richard Lloyd et al.

Appellant/Plaintiff Attorneys

R. Farwell

Appellee/Defendant Attorneys

Milton T. Peters

County of Origin

Bureau County

Justice

Justice John D. Caton

Terms of Court

April 1862

Type of Case

Bill to Quiet Title

Disposition

Affirmed

Citation

28 Ill 331

Case Summary

Akin and Boyden filed a chancery suit to settle their title to land claimed by Lloyd. The Bureau County Circuit Court dismissed the case because Lloyd's plea contested jurisdiction. Lloyd was a resident of Marshall County. Akin and Boyden appealed to the Supreme Court, which upheld that equity suits must be filed where defendant's reside. The Supreme Court the dismissal of the suit.