Legal Opinion

Moritz v. Hoffman

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1864PublishedCited by 51 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Du Page county, Hon. I. G-. Wilson, Circuit Judge. This was a bill in chancery in the Circuit Court of Du Page county, by Michael Moritz against Francis A. Hoffman and wife and Alexander Siller and wife, to subject certain real estate to the payment of a judgment obtained by Moritz against Francis A. Hoffman. The court decided against the complainant, Moritz, and he has brought the case here by appeal.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Du Page county, Hon. I. G-. Wilson, Circuit Judge. This was a bill in chancery in the Circuit Court of Du Page county, by Michael Moritz against Francis A. Hoffman and wife and Alexander Siller and wife, to subject certain real estate to the payment of a judgment obtained by Moritz against Francis A. Hoffman. The court decided against the complainant, Moritz, and he has brought the case here by appeal. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court. The errors assigned are also specified in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bkeese

This was a bill in chancery, exhibited in the Circuit Court of Du Page county, by appellant against appellees.

The case was heard on the bill, answers, replication and depositions, at the November Term, 1863, and a decree entered against the complainant, dissolving the injunction and dismissing his bill, at his costs. From this decree he brings this appeal to this court, and assigns the following errors:

The decree should have been in favor of complainant and his bill of complaint ought not to have been dismissed.

The. court erred in not granting the relief prayed, at least a part thereof.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hinde's Lessee v. LongworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1826
  2. Reade v. LivingstonNew York Court of Chancery · 1818
  3. Van Wyck v. SewardNew York Court of Chancery · 1836

3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Lloyd v. FultonSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Dillman v. NadelhofferIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Gonzales v. Adoue & LobitTexas Supreme Court · 1900
  4. State Bank v. BarnettIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  5. Hauk v. VanIngenIllinois Supreme Court · 1902

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