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Scammon v. Cline
Case
#
887
Appellant/Plaintiff
Jonathan Y. Scammon
Appellee/Defendant
Cornelius Cline
Appellant/Plaintiff Attorneys
Giles Spring, Jonathan Young Scammon
Appellee/Defendant Attorneys
Abraham Lincoln, J. L. Loop
County of Origin
Boone County
Justice
Justice William Wilson
Terms of Court
December 1840
Type of Case
Not Listed
Disposition
Reversed
Citation
3 Ill 456
Illinois Reports File