Legal Opinion

Titman v. Moore

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1867PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Wbit oe Eebob to the Circuit Court of Fulton county; the Hon. C. L. Higbee, Judge, presiding. George Titman filed a hill in chancery, in the Circuit Court of Eulton county, at the June Term, 1861, against Joshua J. Moore and Ann A. Moore, his wife, asking for the foreclosure of a mortgage. There was a decree entered by default, and a sale thereon. In February, 1863, the master made his report of the sale to the court, and it was approved.

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Wbit oe Eebob to the Circuit Court of Fulton county; the Hon. C. L. Higbee, Judge, presiding. George Titman filed a hill in chancery, in the Circuit Court of Eulton county, at the June Term, 1861, against Joshua J. Moore and Ann A. Moore, his wife, asking for the foreclosure of a mortgage. There was a decree entered by default, and a sale thereon. In February, 1863, the master made his report of the sale to the court, and it was approved. On the 2d day of March, 1863, upon the motion of Moore, the order approving the report was set aside. Moore thereupon moved the court to set aside the…

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Had defendants in error abandoned their right to claim the benefit of the homestead exemption in the mortgaged premises at the time that instrument was executed ? It appears, that ■ defendants in error had left the farm, and were, with their family, residing in the city of Canton, and had been for about eighteen months when the mortgage was given. The farm is distant about six miles from the city. When they removed to the city, Moore rented a house and resided in it with his family. When he left the farm he placed a person in possession, under a written agreement, that the latter should stock…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Cabeen v. MulliganIllinois Supreme Court · 1865

3Cited by15 opinions

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  2. Gage v. NeblettTexas Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Hookway v. ThompsonWashington Supreme Court · 1909
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  5. Farmers' Building & Loan Ass'n v. JonesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1900

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