Legal Opinion

Hagan v. Parsons

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1873PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macoupin county; the Hon. Hobatio M. Vandeveeb, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, by Lewis B. Parsons and Albert G. Edwards, trustees of Eliza Edwards, against Charles Hagan and George Robb. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott

On the 9th day of June, 1857, Willis G. Edwards, then acting as trustee for Eliza Edwards, conveyed the lots described in the bill, to John S. Cotter by deed duly executed, but reserved in it a lien for $115.26, being for the purchase money, which was evidenced by four promissory notes executed by Cotter, payable respectively on the first days of October, 1857; April, 1858; October, 1858, and October, 1859; each for the sum of $28.55.

Willis G. Edwards died, and, by order of court, appellees were appointed trustees for Eliza Edwards, to execute the trust created by the deed of March 11, 1851,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Harris v. MillsIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
  2. Medley v. ElliottIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
  3. Brown v. DevineIllinois Supreme Court · 1871

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Norris v. IleIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Lilly v. DunnIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Humphrey v. StephensSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  4. Humphrey v. . StephensSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  5. Palmer v. SnellIllinois Supreme Court · 1884

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