Rountree v. Little

Citations

• 54 Ill. 323

Syllabus

<p>1. Delivery of a deed—whether essential. The delivery of a deed executed by a county clerk for swamp lands, under the laws in relation to the sale and conveyance of such lands, is essential to give it operation to pass title.</p> <p>2. Ejectment—of an equitable title. The plaintiff in ejectment can not recover merely by showing an equity; and if the defendant has acquired the legal title through either actual or constructive fraud, and the plaintiff is entitled to it, he must seek his remedy in chancery.</p>