Legal Opinion

Barnes v. Ward

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 16, 1914PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Error to the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Hon. Colostin D. Myers, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1914.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Thompson

delivered the opinion of the court.

It is contended that the court erred in dismissing the original bill for want of equity. It is not controverted but that the two first mortgages, one for $2,000 to Sophia Lingg, assigned to J. S. Ward, and the other to J. S. Ward for $2,500, are bona fide and were given, one for part of the purchase money, and the other to obtain money with which to make the cash payment at the time the mortgagors purchased the real estate covered by these mortgages. The evidence shows conclusively that on October 23, 1911, when the note for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Murry Nelson & Co. v. LeiterIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Farwell v. NilssonIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Moffet v. FarwellIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Merchants' National Bank v. LyonIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Illinois Starch Co. v. Ottawa Hydraulic Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1888

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Atlantic Oceanic Kampgrounds, Inc. v. Camden National BankSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  2. Atlantic Oceanic Kampgrounds, Inc. v. Camden National BankSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  3. Rexroat v. FordAppellate Court of Illinois · 1916
  4. State Bank v. Moore State BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1928

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