Legal Opinion

Burgett v. Paxton

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 16, 1881PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District; —heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer county; the Hon. J. J. Glenn, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mulkey

This was a bill filed by Peter Johnson, Ellen Johnson and Frederick P. Burgett, in the Mercer county circuit court, on the 23d day of July, 1878, against Frank H. Bernard, and John S. Paxton, sheriff of the county, enjoining the sale of certain real estate under a judgment in favor of the said Bernard, and against Wells Willets and others, the judgment having been previously assigned by Bernard to S. C. Burlingame. The latter, on his own petition, was made party defendant to the suit. Upon the Fearing, the circuit court entered a decree dismissing the bill, which, on appeal, was affirmed by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Allen v. SherillIndiana Supreme Court · 1870
  2. Warren v. FishSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1862
  3. Crosby v. Elkader Lodge No. 72Supreme Court of Iowa · 1864
  4. Titus v. LewisNew York Supreme Court · 1848

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hack v. SnowIllinois Supreme Court · 1929
  2. Lawn View Building Corp. v. WeinstockAppellate Court of Illinois · 1937
  3. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. McCartneyDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1937
  4. National Surety Co. of New York v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
  5. Trinity 83 Development, LLC v. Colfin Midwest Funding, LLC (In re Trinity 83 Development, LLC)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2017

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