Stephenson v. Thompson
Illinois Supreme Court
The decree in this case was entered by Minshall, Judge, at the May term, 1851, of the Cass Circuit Court. The complainant in the court below took this appeal and assigned errors. The facts of the case are set out in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTrumbull, J.
Stephenson filed his bill in chancery to the October term, 1849, of the Circuit Court of Cass county, alleging, in substance, that one Lindsay, in 1841, was the owner of a lot of land in Beardstown, in said county; that Ormsby, Hite, & Co. during the same year purchased said lot at a sheriff’s sale on an execution issued upon a judgment in their favor and against Lindsay; that no deed was ever made to Ormsby, Hite, & Co., but they took a certificate of purchase, and were willing that Lindsay should redeem the premises after the term prescribed by law had expired, on the payment of their bid…
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