Ferguson v. Sutphen
Illinois Supreme Court
Bill in Chancery for relief, &c., in the La Salle Circuit Court, filed by the appellee against the appellant, and heard before the Hon. John D. Catón, at the March term 1845, when a decree was rendered in favor of the complainant below. The substance of "the bill and the decree, and the testimony in the cause, will appear in the Opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The Opinion of the Court was delivered by
Treat, J.*
On the 29th of January, 1844, Charles H. Sutphen filed a bill in Chancery in the La Salle Circuit Court against Alexander Ferguson, Davis C. Ballard, and the unknown heirs of William Taylor. The bill alleges in substance, that Sutphen and Ballard had made extensive improvements on certain tracts of public land, containing eight hundred acres, which were advertised for sale by the United States; that being destitute of money and unable to buy at the sale, they applied to William Taylor for the loan of sufficient money to purchase the lands and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- President of the Bank of the United States v. OwensSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
- Flint v. SheldonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
- Dunham v. DeyNew York Supreme Court · 1816
- Colton v. Dunham & WadsworthNew York Court of Chancery · 1830
3Cited by12 opinions
- General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. WeinrichMissouri Court of Appeals · 1924
- Britz v. KinsvaterArizona Supreme Court · 1960
- Cohen v. MAYFLOWER COPR.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1955
- Freedman v. HendershottIdaho Supreme Court · 1955
- Kawauchi v. TabataHawaii Supreme Court · 1966
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.