Lawrence v. Tucker
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of Illinois. The nature of the mortgage and the circumstances under which it was given áre set forth in the opinion of the court, and need not be repeated.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wayne
■ We havé been unable to find'anything in this record to authorize us to change or modify the decree made by the Circuit Court in-this case.
Andrew Lawrence filed his bill in that court, .for the northern district of Illinois, against Hiram A. Tucker, to redeem the furniture óf a hotel in the city of Chicago, called the Briggs House, upon which Tucker has a mortgage.
On the 1st of September, 1856, John J. Floyd and George H. French, who then were the keepers of' that hotel, wishing to have a current business credit with Tucker and the firm of H. A. Tucker & Co., and the bank iramed in the…
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