Murphy v. Loos

This is a suit in chancery, brought in the circuit court of Knox county, in 1879, by Matthias Loos, seeking to set aside a sheriff’s deed made in May, 1877, conveying to Murphy a lot in Galesburg, sold on execution January 31, 1876, as the property of complainant,“ for the sum of $205.28, and also seeking to set aside the judgment under which the sale, was made; seeking also to set aside a deed made by Murphy February. 13, 1879, conveying the same property to Flynn and Merrick, charging that Flynn and Merrick were not bona fide purchasers, but asking that if it should turn out that they…