Legal Opinion

Arnold W. Hilgeford and Martha A. Hilgeford v. The Peoples Bank, Portland, Indiana

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 31, 1985No. 85-1744PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Per curiam

Pro se plaintiffs-appellants Arnold and Martha Hilgeford (the Hilgefords) commenced a quiet title action against their mortgagee, The Peoples Bank (the Bank), claiming that their “federal land patent” gave them superior title to certain real estate over the Bank’s interest. The Bank had apparently made a loan to the Hilgefords, secured by a mortgage on the Hilgefords’ property. This mortgage was subsequently foreclosed and the property sold to satisfy the debt when the Hilgefords defaulted on the loan. The land patent upon which the Hilgefords assert a superior interest was drafted and signed…

2Cases cited14 opinions

Oneida Indian Nation v. County of OneidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
Shulthis v. McDougalSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
In re TCI Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
Joy v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
Reid v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by65 opinions

Jurldine A. Donaldson v. Paul v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
Norman E. Coleman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Gary Holder v. Secretary of the Treasury and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
James H. Ricketts, Sr. v. Midwest National Bank, James H. Ricketts, Sr. v. Sharp Investment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
Lawrence B. Ordower v. Leonard Feldman, and Sinclair Global Brokerage CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
In the Matter of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, Debtor. Appeal of Sanborn Cooperative Grain Company, Chicago Pacific CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986

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