Legal Opinion

Columbus Buggy Co. v. Graves

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 22, 1884PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Bichland county; the Hon. William C. Jones, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sheldon

The premises in question, certain real estate, were formerly owned by one Wheeler. Graves and the Columbus Buggy Company are respective claimants thereof, the former under a foreclosure sale on a mortgage made by Wheeler, and the latter under an execution sale under judgments against Wheeler. The mortgage was executed prior, but filed for record subsequent, to the judgments, and before the sale under them. Graves filed his bill to have the deeds under the execution sales set aside as clouds upon his title, claiming that the mortgage lien had precedence to that of the judgments, and the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Massey v. WestcottIllinois Supreme Court · 1866

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Pugh v. HighleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Bergman v. BogdaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1892
  3. Manogue v. BryantCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1899
  4. Sternbach v. LeopoldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893
  5. Mills v. StrawnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1917

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