Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois (Volume 13 )

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1852. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Granger v. The Board of Trustees of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. tion of conferring more rights than were supposed already to exist, the legislature have not, without intending so to do, repealed or restricted the operation of the former law. The old law remains unaffected by the new, and according to its provisions the rights of the parties must be enforced. The widow inherited one half of the real and the whole of the personal estate of her deceased husband, which remained after the payment of his debts, as her individual and absolute estate; and as such, upon her decease, it descended to the complainants, who are her only heirs at law, according to the provision of our statute regulating descents. Such was the decree of the Circuit Court, which must be affirmed. Judgment affirmed. Treat, C. J., dissented. Elihu Granger, Appellant, v. The Board Op Trustees Of The Illinois And Michigan Canal, Appellees. APPEAL PROM COOK. A party who leased improved canal lots from the canal commissioners in 1841, and made reparations and improvements thereon prior to the 1st of December, 1842, has not a right to purchase the lots at their appraised value, under the provisions of the 13th section of the act of the 21st of February, 1843, and the 2d sect. of the act of the 4th of March, 1843. This cause was heard at the May term, 1851, of the Cook Circuit Court, before H. T. Dickey, Judge. The bill was dismissed, and an appeal taken to this court. The facts of the case are fully stated in the opinion of the court. E. W. Tracy, for the appellant . N. H. Purple & E. C. Larned, for the appellees. Treat, C. J. This was a suit in chancery, brought by Elihu Granger against The Board of Trustees of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. The bill was filed in May, 1849, and alleged, Grange...