Peck v. Bligh
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Winnebago county; the Hon. B. B». Sheldon, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery to foreclose a mortgage, filed December 5, 1860. The facts fully appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence
This was a bill in chancery to foreclose a mortgage, filed by the administrator of William Peck, against the widow and heirs of Alpha Bligh. The mortgage, and the note secured by it, were given by Bligh to H. S. Durand, who was President of the Racine and Mississippi Railroad Company, and bore date May 12, 1855, maturing in five years from the 10th of February, 1855. The bill averred, and the answer admitted, that Durand was only a nominal parly to the note and mortgage, and that they were really given to the railroad company for its sole use and benefit. The complainant claimed the note and…
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