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      "John H. Ladd, Appellee, v. Ernest C. Ladd et al., Appellants."
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        "text": "Mr. Justice Morton W. Thompson\ndelivered the opinion of the court.\nThis is an action of forcible entry and detainer, commenced before a justice of the peace, where defendants had judgment, and plaintiff appealed to the City Court of Kewanee, where plaintiff recovered judgment, and defendants appeal.\nBefore the ease was tried in the City Court plaintiff asked and obtained leave to file a copy of the complaint, which, the affidavit of his attorney says, was not among the papers transmitted by the Justice, and which he believes has been lost. Defendants assign error upon the action of the trial court in permitting plaintiff to supply the files in that way; and they devote considerable of their brief and argument to that assignment. Suffice it to say, defendants made no objection to that action of the trial court, and took no exception to said proceeding, which could only be preserved by bill of exceptions, which was not done, and is therefore not before us.\nUpon the trial, plaintiff introduced in evidence, over the objection of the defendants, a transcript of his judgment against Ernest C. Ladd and Grace L. Ladd in an action in ejectment, obtained in the Circuit Court of Henry county, Illinois, for the same premises in controversy in this suit.\nThe only testimony offered was that of plaintiff, who testified that defendants lived in the property in questipn from the time this suit was begun until the time of trial, but wholly fails to show how he is entitled to its possession. Neither does the complaint show how he is entitled to it nor how the defendants have violated the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act. The complaint alleges that he is entitled to the possession of said premises, and that defendants unlawfully withhold the possession thereof from him.\nThe evidence does not show whether defendants5 entry was forcible or peaceable and unlawfully withheld, or made into vacant or unoccupied lands without right or title, or were lessees holding without right after determination, or whether said premises had been conveyed by any grantor in possession, etc., as provided by said Act. Woodbury v. Ryel, 128 Ill. App. 459. A suit under our Forcible Entry and Detainer Act, Chapter 57, Revised Statutes, is purely a statutory proceeding and before tbe plaintiff can recover tbe possession of real estate in tbis summary manner, its provisions must be strictly complied witb. Fitzgerald v. Quinn, 165 Ill. 354; Whitehill v. Cooke, 140 Ill. App. 520.\nAppellee insists that tbe transcript of tbe ejectment judgment conclusively proves that be was entitled to tbe possession, etc. Tbe judgment in tbe ejectment suit was as to tbe title of plaintiff to tbe premises. Tbis suit could bave nothing to do witb tbe title, for various reasons, but was solely a question as to who bad tbe right to tbe possession at that time.\nTbe ejectment judgment was against only two of tbe defendants, and tbis judgment is against Isabella Ladd, also. Appellee admits tbis error, and moved tbe court to dismiss bis suit as to said defendant, Isabella Ladd, which was denied, for obvious reasons. Plaintiff has judgment below against her for tbe possession of said premises and for costs and from which she has appealed and given bond to comply witb in case that judgment is affirmed. Tbe granting of that motion would not release tbe judgment below against her.\nFor tbe errors above tbe judgment of tbe trial court will be reversed and tbe cause remanded.\nReversed and remanded.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Sturtz & Ewan and \"Wilson & Cummings, for aplant.",
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    "head_matter": "John H. Ladd, Appellee, v. Ernest C. Ladd et al., Appellants.\nGen. No. 5580.\n1. Appeals and errors \u2014 when question not saved for review. The action, of the trial court in permitting files to be supplied is not saved for review in the absence of an exception having been preserved.\n2. Forcible entry and detainer \u2014 what essential to recovery. In order for the plaintiff to recover in an action of forcible entry and detainer it is essential that he establish that at the time of the commencement of the action he was entitled to the possession of the premises in question.\n3. Forcible entry and detainer \u2014 what does not show right of possession. A judgment in ejectment rendered in an action between the same parties as those involved in the forcible entry and detainer suit does not establish the plaintiff\u2019s right of possession at the time of the commencement of the action by him in forcible entry and detainer.\n4. Dismissal \u2014 when not allowed on appeal. The appellant cannot dismiss on appeal a defendant to an action of forcible entry and detainer against whom a judgment has been erroneously entered.\nForcible detainer. Appeal from the City Court of Kewanee; the Hon. H. Sterling Pomeroy, Judge, presiding.\nHeard in this court at the October term, 1911.\nReversed and remanded.\nOpinion filed March 13, 1912.\nSturtz & Ewan and \"Wilson & Cummings, for aplant.\nAnderson & Andrews, for appellee."
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