Jameson v. Conway
Illinois Supreme Court
Bill in Chancery to foreclose a mortgage, &c., brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error, in the Rock Island Circuit Court, and heard before the Hon. Thomas C. Browne, at the October term, 1846, when a decree of sale, &c., was rendered. So much of the pleadings and evidence as is material to the determination of the case will be found in the Opinion ■ of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The Opinion of the Court was delivered by
Treat, C. J.
‘This was a suit in Chancery, commenced by Conway, School Commissioner, against Jameson, to foreclose a mortgage.
The bill states, in substance, that on the 1st of February, 1841, Jameson executed a promissory note to Thompson, School Commissioner, for the payment of $530, in one year, and also a"mortgage to secure the same; that the debt has mot been paid to Thompson, as School Commissioner, nor to his successor in office; but that Jameson obtained the note and mortgage in a fraudulent manner, and now retains the possession thereof.
The bill…
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