Legal Opinion

Dawson v. Hayden

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1873PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Menarcl county; the Hon. Charles Turner, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon

This was an action of ejectment, brought by the appellees against the appellant, for certain lots in the town of Peters-burg, in Menard county. Appellant executed a deed of trust for the premises in controversy, bearing date July 21, 1853, to secure certain indebtedness due from him to appellees, and the trustee to whom the trust deed was executed sold and conveyed the premises to appellees by deed bearing date December 15, 1859.

Appellant asserts a homestead exemption in the premises, his wife not having joined in the deed of trust, and it containing no release of the homestead right.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lockwood v. MillsIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
  2. Ely v. EastwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1861

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Wells v. CaywoodSupreme Court of Colorado · 1877
  2. National Life Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Jerome Silverman, Carroll Arms Associates, a District of Columbia Limited Partnership v. National Life Insurance Company, a Vermont Corporation, A/K/A National Life of VermontCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  3. National Life Insurance v. SilvermanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  4. Sav. & Loan Soc'y v. DeeringCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Kœster v. BurkeIllinois Supreme Court · 1876

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