Legal Opinion

Lawson v. Funk

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 23, 1884PublishedCited by 20 opinions

. Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Ogle county; the Hon. John Y. Eustace, Judge, presiding.

Read the full summary

. Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Ogle county; the Hon. John Y. Eustace, Judge, presiding. The hill in this case charges, in substance, that Adelaide M. Funk, appellee, on the 8th of October, 1879, recovered a judgment in the Ogle circuit court against the appellants, Robert Lawson and Samuel H. Shoop, for the sum of $1166.26, and costs, upon which an execution was issued on the 3d of November following, and placed in the hands of the sheriff of said county, who subsequently returned the same nulla bona; that an…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mulkey

The evidence in this case has taken a wide range, and is too voluminous to attempt to comment upon it in detail. To do so would extend its discussion to an unwarrantable length, without any corresponding benefit. We shall therefore content ourselves with adverting to some of its more important features, and giving the general' results of our consideration of it.

tte' real issue presented by the pleadings and evidence is, was the conveyance by Robert Lawson of his property to his sons, on the 6th of May, 1879, fraudulent or not. To this vital issue the whole of the testimony taken in the case…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lukins v. AirdSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
  2. Phelps v. CurtsIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  3. Moore v. WoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Guffin v. First National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1874

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Murry Nelson & Co. v. LeiterIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Haas v. SternbachIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Lowell-Woodward Hardware Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1919
  4. Fahey v. FaheySupreme Court of Colorado · 1908
  5. Phillips v. KestersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1895

15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API