· 1/15/1877
Yoakum v. Harrison
Citations
- 85 Ill. 202
Syllabus
<p>Limitations—color of title. A warranty deed purporting to convey the title to land, is good color of title under the seven years’ limitation law, and if acquired in good faith, without actual knowledge of the lien of a prior judgment, and the grantee holds possession and pays all taxes on the land for seven years, this will constitute a bar to an action of ejectment by the party acquiring title subsequently under the judgment.</p>
Judges: Scott
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