Justice Lyman Trumbull

  • Born:
    October 12, 1813 in Colchester, CT
  • Education:

    Bacon Academy

  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1848-1853
  • Succeeded by:
    Walter B. Scates
  • Represented:
    1st Division (1848-1853)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    Illinois House of Representatives (1840-1841), Secretary of State (1841-1843), U. S. Senator (1855-1873)

  • Died:
    June 25, 1896 in Chicago, IL
  • Buried:
    Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

Images

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Cases

Gray v. McCance

The defendant, in a non-sworn answer, claimed the complainant previously filed a similar case, now pending, in which he responded fully and the injunction was dissolved. Soon after filing the answer, the defendant moved to dissolve the injunction and dismiss the bill, which the Court granted, leading to an erroneous decision. The defendant failed to provide evidence supporting his claims. The Circuit Court's decree was reversed and remanded. Illinois Report 14 Ill 343 is also part of this case.