Brix v. Ott
Illinois Supreme Court
Wbit of Ebbob to the Circuit Court of Henry county; the Hon. John J. Glenn, Judge, presiding. - The plaintiff in error, the complainant below, owned a tract of land near Geneseo, -on which were several valuable springs.
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Wbit of Ebbob to the Circuit Court of Henry county; the Hon. John J. Glenn, Judge, presiding. - The plaintiff in error, the complainant below, owned a tract of land near Geneseo, -on which were several valuable springs. He conveyed it by trust deed to one Steel, to secure a debt of $3500 to one Young, which he was unable to pay, and the premises were advertised for sale by the trustee,— sale to be on Monday, February 17,1879. Anxious to reserve the springs, which he regarded as possessed of medical properties, and with regard to which he had some plans, he tried to find a purchaser who would…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
Plaintiff in error was the owner of a tract of land in Henry county, near the city of Geneseo, on which there are several springs. It- was incumbered by a trust deed to secure $3500, and for the payment of which the land was advertised to he sold on the 17th day of February, 1879. On the 15th- day of that month the parties .to this suit entered into this agreement :
“Geheseo, Ill., Fel. 15, '79.
“This is to certify to an agreement between D. Brix and myself, that he is to bid off the land now advertised by myself, and sold on Monday next, and give up same on following terms, namely: To have two…
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