Cotes v. Bennett
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill to Set Aside a Conveyance.—Trial in the Circuit Court of Peoria County; the Hon. Leslie D. Puterbaugh, Judge, presiding. Decree dismissing the bill for want of equity. Appeal by complainant. Heard in this court at the May term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell
Henry Greenwood, owning certain real estate in Peoria county, mortgaged' it to Frank H. Cotes to secure a debt. Afterward Greenwood conveyed the premises to George W. Bennett, and in the deed it was provided Bennett should assume and pay said mortgage debt. Still later Cotes filed a bill against Greenwood and wife and Bennett to foreclose said mortgage, and had a decree, which, after awarding foreclosure for $1,059.75 with legal interest from December 9, 1897, provided that if the moneys arising from the sale of the mortgaged premises should be insufficient to pay the amount of the decree and…
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