Bacon v. National German-American Bank
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. ' The appellee, the National German-American Bank of St. Paul, Minnesota, claiming title in fee simple to a certain 96£ acre tract of land in Cook county, derived through mesne conveyances from the United States government, filed its bill, making the appellants, Charrie A. Bacon and others, parties thereto, to establish its title under the Burnt Records act.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. ' The appellee, the National German-American Bank of St. Paul, Minnesota, claiming title in fee simple to a certain 96£ acre tract of land in Cook county, derived through mesne conveyances from the United States government, filed its bill, making the appellants, Charrie A. Bacon and others, parties thereto, to establish its title under the Burnt Records act. Appellants appeared and answered the petition, alleging that they are the equitable owners of the premises,—the appellants Charrie A. Bacon and Sarah…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Wilkin
The only question presented by this appeal is, do the transactions referred to in the foregoing statement of the case amount only to mortgages, or were they conditional sales, subject to be defeated in case appellants should exercise the privilege of re-purchase granted by the option contracts?
The cause was heard by the master, and his conclusions of fact were in favor of the contention of the appellee, and the circuit court, after a hearing on exceptions to his report, approved those conclusions. We have carefully examined the record, and think the conclusions of the master and chancellor…
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