Haworth v. Travis
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. Arthur J. Gallagher, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, by James W. Haworth, against James Travis, William Pitts and Isaac Wilson, to enjoin the sale under execution of certain premises of the complainant, by Travis, sheriff, issued upon a judgment in favor of Pitts and Wilson, against the complainant, on the ground that the property was exempt as a homestead.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. Arthur J. Gallagher, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, by James W. Haworth, against James Travis, William Pitts and Isaac Wilson, to enjoin the sale under execution of certain premises of the complainant, by Travis, sheriff, issued upon a judgment in favor of Pitts and Wilson, against the complainant, on the ground that the property was exempt as a homestead. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
It appears that, on the 19th day of April, 1866, Pitts and Wilson recovered a judgment in the circuit court of Macon county, against appellant; that he was then the owner and in the actual possession of two lots in the city of Decatur, which he then, and ever since has, occupied as a homestead, being, during that time, the head of a family and residing with the same ; that he executed two mortgages on the premises, either before or subsequent to the recovery of the judgment, but which, does not clearly appear, to secure $1000; that, in December, 1868, appellant filed his petition in the…
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