US SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
MANSFIELD V. EXCELSIOR REFINING CO., 135 U. S. 326 (1890)
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Mansfield v. Excelsior Refining Co., 135 U.S. 326 (1890)
Mansfield v. Excelsior Refining Company
No. 239
Argued and submitted March 28, 1890
Decided May 5, 1890
135 U.S. 326
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
Syllabus
In Illinois, the unsuccessful party in an action of ejectment is entitled, by statute, upon the payment of all costs, to have the judgment vacated and a new trial granted, but no more than two new trials can be granted to
the same party under the statute. This statute governs the trial of actions of ejectment in the courts of the United States sitting in Illinois.
