CARROLL v. CALDWELL

No. 34496.

12 Ill.2d 487 (1957)

147 N.E.2d 69

DELL CARROLL, Appellant, v. MARTIN H. CALDWELL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 23, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRIBLEY AND LACHARITE, of Pana, for appellant.

HAROLD L. HARRISON, and LOY & ZEIGLER, both of Fairfield, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Dell Carroll, brought this suit against Martin H. Caldwell, defendant, in the circuit court of Wayne County, seeking to raise a trust and to acquire an overriding royalty interest with respect to certain oil-and-gas leases. Upon defendant's motion a second amended complaint was dismissed for failure to state a cause of action and, since a freehold is involved, (Evans...

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