Dowden v. Wilson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Ford county; the Hon. A. J. Gallagher, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was a bill in chancery, filed in the circuit court of Ford county, by Jesse T. Wilson.against Zepheniah Dowden and Hiram Wesley, to foreclose a mortgage given by Dowden to Wilson, to secure the payment of three promissory notes, amounting to $1000.
The cause "was heard on bill, answer, replication and evidence introduced by each party, and a decree rendered in favor of the complainant.
The court refused to refer certain issues of fact to a jury on motion of the defendants, and it is claimed this was error.
The granting or refusing of the motion was clearly in the discretion of the court.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lucas v. HarrisIllinois Supreme Court · 1858
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