Legal Opinion

Gage v. Perry

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1879PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court of the First District; the Hon. Theodore D. Murphy, presiding Justice, and Hon. Geo. W. Pleasants and Hon. Joseph M. Bailey, Justices.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig

This ivas a bill in equity, brought by Sophia H. Perry, to foreclose a mortgage on certain property in Chicago, executed by one Charles Cleaver and Avife, to secure a promissory note payable to the order of John B. Perry. Appellant was made a party defendant to the bill under the allegation that he had or claimed some interest in the mortgaged premises as purchaser mortgagee, judgment creditor or otheiuvise, “ but such interests, if any there be, have accrued since and are subject to the lien of your oratrix by virtue of said mortgage.”

Appellant put in an answer to the bill, in which he set…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Corning v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1851

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Schwing v. MilesIllinois Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Waughop v. BartlettIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Brown v. Atlanta National Building & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Florida · 1903
  4. Sielbeck v. GrothmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  5. Chicago Theological Seminary v. GageIllinois Supreme Court · 1882

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