Willard v. Masterson
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery in the circuit court of Cook county, by defendants in error, seeking to set aside certain deeds and the assignment of a judgment made by Samantha A. Willard, one of the plaintiffs in error, to Anna T. Snyder, the other plaintiff in error. The deeds conveyed lots 24 and 25 in a certain block of land in Chicago.
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Writ op Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery in the circuit court of Cook county, by defendants in error, seeking to set aside certain deeds and the assignment of a judgment made by Samantha A. Willard, one of the plaintiffs in error, to Anna T. Snyder, the other plaintiff in error. The deeds conveyed lots 24 and 25 in a certain block of land in Chicago. The bill alleged the bringing of an action for malicious prosecution by Nina Petitt on May 10,1889, against Mrs, Willard; that a verdict was returned January 17,…
1Per curiam
The first contention of the plaintiffs in error is, that the sheriff’s sale of the lots was irregular and passed no title, for the reason that the judgment debtor had divested herself of all interest and title in the lots. It is true, the deed of Mrs. Willard and husband to Mrs. Snyder was good and effective to pass the title of the debtor as against her and all the world, except dona fide creditors. This doctrine has been repeatedly announced by this court. (Moore v. Horsley, 156 Ill. 36; Hallorn v. Trum, 125 id. 247; Springfield Homestead Ass. v. Roll, 137 id. 205; Tyler v. Tyler, 126 id.…
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