Legal Opinion

Hill v. Siffermann

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 23, 1907PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. On December 19, 1904, appellee filed in the superior court of Cook county, against Minna Hill and Charles J. Hill, her husband, a bill in aid of an execution issued upon a judgment recovered in the circuit court of that county on January 10, 1899, against the husband, for $434.30 and costs.

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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. On December 19, 1904, appellee filed in the superior court of Cook county, against Minna Hill and Charles J. Hill, her husband, a bill in aid of an execution issued upon a judgment recovered in the circuit court of that county on January 10, 1899, against the husband, for $434.30 and costs. The bill alleged, among other things, that prior to the date of the judgment Charles J. Hill had been the owner of certain described…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott

The only defense to the bill insisted upon in this court is indicated by the following language quoted from the brief and argument of the appellant: “Appellant submits as the salient features of this case these facts: That she is the creditor of her husband to the extent of $3000, and was such creditor before the existence of the indebtedness from her husband to appellee. * * * These being the facts, we submit as the law that appellant’s husband had a right to prefer her to his other creditors; that the equities of appellant and appellee being equal from the standpoint most favorable to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Crone v. CroneIllinois Supreme Court · 1899

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Bryant v. Lakeside Galleries, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1949
  2. Consoer, Townsend & Associates v. AddisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1962
  3. Bowman v. PettersenIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
  4. People Ex Rel. Sanitary District v. SchlaegerIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Anson v. HaywoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1947

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