Swail v. Seed

On the 18th day of February, 1920, appellant filed a bill in the circuit court of Lawrence county, setting forth that on February, 1901, he was indebted to appellee in the sum of $1,484.50, and that to secure the payment of said sum he made an' absolute deed of conveyance to appellee to 60 acres of land, located in Lawrence county, Illinois; that though said deed was absolute on its face, it was expressly understood and agreed that the lands conveyed were to be held simply as security for the payment of said money, and the interest thereon, and that, upon repayment thereof, appellee would…