Legal Opinion

Bridgford v. Riddell

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1870PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer county; the Hon. Arthur A. Smith, Judge, presiding. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott

It is asserted by the complainant, Haney Bridgford, that she is the owner of certain lands in her own right, described in the bill; that the same have been levied on by virtue of an execution issued on a judgment against her husband, and she seeks to enjoin the sale thereunder on the ground that it will cast a cloud on her title. She claims to have purchased the land with her own separate funds, which, she alleges, were received, in part, from her father, and the residue from her own speculations on the funds so received, during coverture, and from her own personal labor.

The respondent,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Moritz v. HoffmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
  2. Choteau v. JonesIllinois Supreme Court · 1849
  3. Van Wyck v. SewardNew York Court of Chancery · 1836
  4. Sweeney v. DamronIllinois Supreme Court · 1868

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Eckhart v. Burrell Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Yazel v. PalmerIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
  3. Mitchell v. ByrnsIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
  4. Eames v. DorsettIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Graves v. DavenportDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1892

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