Wood v. Whelen
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court of the First District ; the Hon. Theodore D. Murphy, presiding Justice, and Hon. George W. Pleasants and Hon. Joseph M. Bailey, Justices.. This was a suit in chancery, commenced in the circuit court of Kane county, and tried therein before the Hon. Hiram H. Cody, Judge, presiding. Afterwards, upon writ of error from the Appellate Court, the decree of the circuit court was affirmed.
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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court of the First District ; the Hon. Theodore D. Murphy, presiding Justice, and Hon. George W. Pleasants and Hon. Joseph M. Bailey, Justices.. This was a suit in chancery, commenced in the circuit court of Kane county, and tried therein before the Hon. Hiram H. Cody, Judge, presiding. Afterwards, upon writ of error from the Appellate Court, the decree of the circuit court was affirmed. Thereupon the cause was brought to this court for review upon writ of error to the Appellate Court. The bill was to foreclose a mortgage, and a decree of foreclosure was entered…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
Although a great many objections have been taken to the decree in this case, it is apparent on investigation that the controlling questions are not numerous, and may be stated without any very extended discussion. There is scarcely any disagreement between the parties as to the facts, and indeed counsel, in their respective statements, do not state the facts essentially different from what the circuit court found them to be, as recited in its decree.
The bill was brought to foreclose a mortgage, made by the Elgin Gas Company, dated December 1, 1871, to secure fifty bonds made by the company,…
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