Rea v. Forrest
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding. William Rea filed his bill in chancery, in the circuit court of Macon county, against Isaac D. Jennings, sheriff of Macon county, and George W. Forrest, alleging that on the 19th day of November, 1867, in the circuit court of Macon county, one James Millikin recovered a judgment for $993.75, and costs of suit, against one Hiram St. John and said Rea, which judgment was, on the 28th of…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding. William Rea filed his bill in chancery, in the circuit court of Macon county, against Isaac D. Jennings, sheriff of Macon county, and George W. Forrest, alleging that on the 19th day of November, 1867, in the circuit court of Macon county, one James Millikin recovered a judgment for $993.75, and costs of suit, against one Hiram St. John and said Rea, which judgment was, on the 28th of June, 1871, assigned to said George W. Forrest; that on the 28th of March, 1868, said Forrest recovered a judgment, in said…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Scholfield
Appellant insists that he should have been allowed a credit for $590, and interest thereon from 1869, paid by him on the judgment in favor of Millikin, against Forrest; and also that he should be allowed a credit of $250, and interest thereon from 1869—amount of judgment of Peddecord & Burrows against Forrest, which he paid. He claims that he paid these sums by the request of Forrest, and for his benefit. It appears, the way appellant paid these judgments was this : Execution had issued upon the Millikin judgment and been levied on certain lands of Forrest. The Peddecord & Burrows judgment…
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