DICKERSON v. RAY

No. 35668.

20 Ill.2d 107 (1960)

169 N.E.2d 341

J.D. DICKERSON et al., Appellants, v. LUCY MAUDE RAY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 29, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CRAIG & CRAIG, of Mt. Vernon, (HOWARD W. CAMPBELL, and RONALD W. POLSTON, of counsel) for appellants.

WHAM & WHAM, of Centralia, for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

Appeal has been taken in this case from a decree of the circuit court of Jefferson County confirming and establishing title to an undivided one-half interest in the oil and gas underlying a 40-acre tract of land. A freehold is involved. Murbarger v. Franklin, 18 Ill.2d 344.

On February 23, 1928, Henry Ray was the owner...

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