American Woolen Co. of New York v. Lesher
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. William E. Dever, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1913. Certiorari allowed by Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Smith
delivered the opinion of the court.
The writs of error in these cases are prosecuted to reverse decrees of foreclosure entered in the Superior Court of Cook county, declaring that' plaintiff in error, Belle Lesher, has no right or title whatsoever in and to the real estate involved in the proceeding or any part thereof by way of homestead or dower.
The important question presented by these error proceedings is whether a separate maintenance decree constitutes an exception to the general rule that a judgment or decree is res ad judicata only as to the parties to the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Oborn v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
- Brigham v. FayerweatherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Thomas v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Luke v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Shores v. HooperMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
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