Rankin v. Rankin
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the.Circuit Court of Morgan county; the Hon. O. P. Thompson, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the.Circuit Court of Morgan county; the Hon. O. P. Thompson, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery filed in the circuit court of Morgan county by the' appellee, against the appellánt, to have a warranty deed bearing date November 13, 1896, executed by the appellee and his brother, William L. Rankin, to Henry B. Rankin, whereby the grantors conveyed to said Henry B. Rankin, in consideration of $46,410, two farms located in Menard county, one containing six hundred and sixty-three acres of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
It is first contended by the appellee that the court erred in declining to hold that said deed was a mortgage. Appellee testified that when he was at the home of Henry B. Rankin in the latter part of October, 1896, Henry B. Rankin agreed to loan him $46,410 upon said farms and to accept a deed thereof as security for the payment of that sum, and that the deed was made in pursuance of said arrangement, but that no definite time was fixed when said sum was to be re-paid. This statement was denied by Henry B. Rankin, who testified that he purchased said farms for $46,410 and that said deed was…
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