Ruckman v. Cory
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. In equity. Decree for complainant. Kespondent appealed. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice IIarlan
About the year 1855, or 1856, W. D. Bowers executed to the appellee Cory his bond in writing for. the conveyance of certain lands in Mason County, Illinois, the consideration being the sum of one thousand dollars, payable in two equal instal-ments on the first day of October, 1857, and 1858, with ten per cent interest from the date of sale. Cory went into possession under the purchase on or about May 1, 1856, during which year he prepared and sowed in wheat about seventy-five acres. In 1857 he erected a house on the premises, and, before the wheat crop of that year was cut, he moved into it…
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