Legal Opinion

Washburn v. Goodheart

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1878PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Scholfield

This was trespass, by appellant against appellee, for levying upon, as sheriff, and selling, a team of two horses and their harness, the property of appellant.

The levy and sale were by virtue of an execution issued upon a judgment in favor of John V. Farwell & Co., and against appellant, for some $400.

The principal question is, whether the property was exempt from execution. There is' no objection to the sufficiency of the evidence to prove the exemption, on any other ground than that it is not shown that the property was personally used by appellant in obtaining the support, of his family.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Vaughan v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1855
  2. Good v. FoggIllinois Supreme Court · 1871

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Richard E. BARKER, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  2. In Re FishmanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
  3. South Hill Production Credit Ass'n v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
  4. Epps v. EppsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1885
  5. Rossow v. PetersIllinois Supreme Court · 1917

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