Mills et al. v. Brown et al.
Case #
1114
Appellant/Plaintiff
Adam L. Mills, John H. Gay, Charles Mullikin, John O'Fallon, William C. Wiggins, Andrew Christy, Melanie Christy, Joseph A. Christy, Elizabeth Christy, Mary F. Christy, (which Melanie is the widow, and which Joseph A., Elizabeth, and Mary F. are the only children and heirs of Samuel C. Christy, deceased,) said children being infants, and appearing by said Melanie, their next friend, Emily Pratte, widow of Bernard Pratte, deceased, Emilie, his daughter, wife of Ramsey Crooks, Ramsey Crooks, Bernard Pratte, son of said Bernard, deceased, Louis Piggot and Therese, his wife, which Therese is also a daughter of said Bernard Pratte, deceased, Stephen F. Niedlet and Celeste, his wife, she being also a daughter of said Bernard Pratte, deceased, Louis V. Bogy, and Pelagie, his wife, who is also a daughter of said Bernard, deceased, and Joseph Blair and Diana, his wife, which Diana is a daughter of said Bernard, deceased,
Appellee/Defendant
William G. Brown, John D. Hughes, James Anderson, William Penn, Charles Sargent, and the County of St. Clair,
Appellant/Plaintiff Attorneys
- James Shields
- Stephen Trigg Logan
- H. Gamble
Appellee/Defendant Attorneys
- Justin Butterfield
- Lyman Trumbull
County of Origin
St. Clair County
Justice
Justice William Wilson
Justice Francis S. Wilson
Justice Theophilus W. Smith
Justice Thomas C. Browne
Justice Samuel D. Lockwood
Terms of Court
December 1840
Type of Case
Not Listed
Disposition
Affirmed
Citation
3 Ill 548