Legal Opinion

Atkins v. Billings

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1874PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield

Appellants exhibited their bill in chancery in the court below, against appellee, praying that the collection of a certain judgment be enjoined, and, also, that a contract for the sale of the real estate therein described be canceled.

The contract for the sale of the real estate was made in the name of Henry W. Billings, in his lifetime, and the judgment sought to be enjoined was obtained by appellee, as his executrix, on the promissory notes which appellants had given Henry W. Billings in payment for the real estate.

A preliminary injunction was granted, and, on filing appellee’s answer and…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Knopf v. Chicago Real Estate BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Brown v. RigginIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
  3. Texas Company v. HollingsworthIllinois Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Schumacher v. KlitzingIllinois Supreme Court · 1933
  5. St. Clair Housing Authority v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1944

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API