Miller v. Hawker
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Kankakee count}7; the Hon. Charles H. Wood, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thornton
The trust deed, to foreclose which this bill was filed, and the note thereby secured, were surrendered by the complainant to effect a settlement for an alleged assault upon the person of Mary Miller, by complainant, and Miller and wife executed and delivered to complainant a release of all right of action, and received the trust deed and note, and $22 besides.
Was there a sufficient consideration for the surrender of the trust deed and note ? There is no proof to show the cause of action unfounded. The release, in fact, admits the assault with intent to commit a rape, and thereby admits an…
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