Level v. Goosman

John S. Level, plaintiff in error, brought suit in ejectment in the circuit court of Sangamon county against John Goosman, defendant in error, to recover possession of seventy-five acres of land, and the plea was the general issue. There were two trials, which resulted in judgments for the defendant, and the last judgment is under review by writ of error to the circuit court.

On August 22, 1903, the plaintiff, being the owner of the real estate, executed a mortgage of the same to George H. Souther to secure the payment of $5000, and the mortgage was assigned to the Sangamon Loan and Trust…