Alwood v. Mansfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Mason county; the Hon. James Harriott, Judge, presiding. On the 17th of November, 1862, Henry Mansfield issued his warrant of distress as follows : “ To the sheriff of Mason county, Illinois, my bailiff, greeting: distrain of the goods and chattels of Hugh M. Alwood, sufficient to make the sum of four hundred dollars, being the rent for one year, expiring on the 15th day of November instant, on the following described real estate,…
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Mason county; the Hon. James Harriott, Judge, presiding. On the 17th of November, 1862, Henry Mansfield issued his warrant of distress as follows : “ To the sheriff of Mason county, Illinois, my bailiff, greeting: distrain of the goods and chattels of Hugh M. Alwood, sufficient to make the sum of four hundred dollars, being the rent for one year, expiring on the 15th day of November instant, on the following described real estate, situated in the county of Mason, in the State of Illinois, to wit: The S. E. qr. of sec. No. 8; the S. hf. of sec. 27; the N.…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Walker
This was a proceeding to collect rent in arrear by a distress warrant. The warrant was issued by defendant in error against plaintiff in error, and it was returned into the Mason Circuit Court. Under the provisions of the act of 1841 the court below proceeded to ascertain the amount due, which was found to be the sum of four hundred dollars. Upon this finding the court rendered a judgment for the amount and for costs, and made a special order that the sheriff sell the property distrained, or so much as might be required to satisfy the judgment. The cause is brought to this court for the…
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