Legal Opinion

Outhouse v. Allen

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1874PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court»of Clinton county; the Hon. Silas L. Bryan, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott

The property which is the subject of this litigation originally belonged to Jerry S. Ballenger. It consists of a pair of horses. They were sold at sheriff’s sale, and appellant became the purchaser, at the sum of $80. On the day of the sale, after the property had been delivered to him by the sheriff, appellant entered into an agreement with Ballenger, by which he agreed that if Ballenger would reimburse him for the amount of his bid, and pay the balance due on the execution under which the sale had been made and for which appellant’s property was liable, then the horses were to belong to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Case v. HallIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
  2. Dayton v. FryIllinois Supreme Court · 1863

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Vaughn v. OwensAppellate Court of Illinois · 1886
  2. Schemerhorn v. MitchellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1884
  3. Home Insurance v. TierneyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893
  4. Gilligan v. StevensAppellate Court of Illinois · 1879

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