Hunter v. Bilyeu
Illinois Supreme Court
This was a bill in chancery, filed by appellees against appellant, and William A. Hunter, Francis 0. Hunter, Martha A. Hunter, John P. Hunter, and William S. Sherrod, guardian of the four last named (minors) defendants, David Hunter and Joseph Smith, in the Circuit Court of Bond county, 1857, for an injunction to stay proceedings at law, and for relief.
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This was a bill in chancery, filed by appellees against appellant, and William A. Hunter, Francis 0. Hunter, Martha A. Hunter, John P. Hunter, and William S. Sherrod, guardian of the four last named (minors) defendants, David Hunter and Joseph Smith, in the Circuit Court of Bond county, 1857, for an injunction to stay proceedings at law, and for relief. The bill charges that Samuel W. Hunter, in his lifetime, on or about the first day of April, 1850, agreed to convey to said complainants certain tracts of land, which are fully described in the bill. The bill further states, that said Samuel…
1Opinion of the CourtBreese, J.
John B. Hunter, as administrator of Samuel W. Hunter, deceased, brought his action in the Circuit Court of Bond county, against Wesley A. and Finis Bilyeu, on a note executed by them to the intestate, dated March 30, 1850, and due March 30, 1855. Pending the action the defendants obtained an injunction on their bill of complaint, to which the administrator, and the heirs-at-law of the intestate, who were minors, and their guardian, together with Joseph Smith, were made defendants.
The bill alleges, that the note sued upon, together with others which were paid, was one and the last of a number…
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