, 1865-04-08

cnrc n The County Cot:rt-Is.e@
rortant Questions Invoked.
UNITED STATES c1Ecu1r counr-B:fore .,udo<,
Oatts d'sd Drtunnond. Nothing Of importance
was CONC IN this Court yesterday.
sufAkAE CouEr or THE STATE or ILLINOIS
In larHK1AhT pkc1s1ox-1hc case II which The fol.
at the November term, 1854. OF fhe Snn-n+eo
EopEt John ". Brown, paintl 10 error, rs Paul
tns o,on nf x. AZ 9nst'ce La"reacs delivered
Ihis Mas IN action OF etect;on brought bv t5e
plafntln IN error against the defendant in error
siste snu of to the court below On the following
IL 1s63 the plaintiff, being then the owner Of the
%1ses s %as n controversy, aod occupying them as
" h,ntef and wife, 10 one De}den. TIC DEED iced
contained no release Of tho Homestead, either in
! us poay Or Acknowledgement.
8l'er The e1ecnt on Of tie deed he rcrnnved f,on,
me loGse Wath Ills family, and cave possezsInn fo
1nti, osoen s rho moved tn and occupied the samc
! possession. ~ Ills
| ~. The property IVES not worth one thousand dol.
on tits evidence the Court found for the de-.
the 9e!eN' and the p1sintt below now brings
The mixed question Ia presented in th,. e,.e
hnethsf h,attf the owper Of real eststs oscupIci b7
na1s namseH and family a. homeasead. c.n seil and
he pnrchsse rn0rx ,0r iar receive
Sehdes, and ti.en turn ronnl, b1lng IN actian nf
g., nascd sad recover back the property. II this
ioie the Court can hc induced to adoot rnsa
Nn,ch s1olntea consetente, destroys good fatlh.
and M:kes the mcst solemn business If1nanciinn,s
o men but cover for The most shame;rss t,aud
Ne must be co1 st.tlned BY tie viii OF h. Ie.,is4'
ea5s, e pteekeg With 'rre.stth1e cesmess Of by
sshif'hd aa!aoleauohs thai hare. r1paned into e.
~, hs HOMESTEAD act Is Doubt piece Ct wise
s Sase cissa i IN So;
=, ne ssme lime. II Is to be remembered that !
lsaas sna a'gh rot The on ylght which
VIII not overtnfn merely because they are faroks3
TO % % 90 IN the me Of homr.tc1d pfotee,lon
hs counsel tgr the pl.1nrd relies on the cazes
Allen, 29 ILL.,. 2', in supp ort Of hl. position. ,hst
=, ame sseo IN this case WIS absolute nuity for
PntPG}ess snd therefore the
NJ, he Wss ahlc to naintatn this aciion f:,cse
ss iee o9n1y 9ay Saees gir!Rg color to this position
ticfal decisions 1h,t their auihoIty af1sss frn n
Whet the contt decides IN reference to the scfs
: 1e1nIe It tsther Than from What the Judge sho
u Sp4Sn 9nnE h besa e 'Tssa asa + I'D
remembered thst Judges are oflc1 OBLIGED fn
b. ors tn.n hn, 1pni9ns pr annu they would
Gse S e1lps sEions Q: general character, whica,
Sn,e u, nercet tlue n regard to the case beforr
q :. snes e '1sosTset Then pushed
= 1acts. Thi. ,re'y learned Judgs iChIef Justice
,,ton) w9 W7ite. opinion. il lie csses ano1e
lnndtets OF pages from his pen which illustrate
~ reports. ihers are few instancea 10 which tha
nd m;s Fl h. .na s needs 70 be qualified
hnt 1t cannot be denied that the 1an.uase Of the
pihions IN The eases cited IN regarsi to ihe inYs
10 o oses. ss tnat now bsfose he
der il, and while We are still OF opinion that tho
e. eeqs IN hoss eass. were inopeyattre,
old for al purposes whatcver. I'VE have % slrs.ty )
eGided IN BoEd, Is: cudderbaes, 81 III ll3, cni :
tie 81 II III wsrs ths
onsaEs Gpon them IS gooa for the excess, 8
oash .oa rhe homestead risht does not pas by tic
An action Of %jectment, it is truc. cannot he
alnG1htd uRoa scch deed or mortgage. unliI q
1omes al has been, in come proper manner,. q
''1 simply beclusa there felinquishuenf ~ g
= = horestead IN TIE manner pointed out by the -
The aboEe quoted case Of Pitt reou rs, Ere,y Ct
IL, 5i8 upun ri sch the cnlel reliancc is n,a-Ed
lAe counsel ior the pl1,utiG, was u Caae ii ti1 Ii
docs rot fpe1 pr ,bbsoasht w
evidence Is to the raluc 81 Tue premises. nor 6
;rasn = It ;tsfa ,hsy were worth less than one g.
'peraiTe IN any form Of action 20 Ioos 81 the ~
rtsaee[ shonld choose TO assert his hutlcsiead r.
II y; So,nrt taeT wsrt T9rth more than one taou =.
eIasise For tfc sn'pl:s, yet IT could not ba en-
ee9 ~ electnent nnt1i the homestead had been T
c. an as re re Gonrt in that action could not deter
H.
nI1 dscid Sc q btss rs"Aen, cited by pla1nti
r. of n homce,.,a whr ssesssoa tt OF re mort
yer r,nnnf ~ ,,t"-t Maeto tacts nas oeen no son
. Wf,honi nrore.s ~ 1s,r oion W 1ne mottsa' =
V- i fhanR III. H,oefss hss ~ h.sn sa". :.,d
o,binr :, "Iat Nv = nas neen sAu sao"e mat there
sch raentr ~ r. m s.J1s oeeis!uns o. Inc Court L.
NJ tfcss ,sshnt ~ e'a tnas conveyance OF tho
nnrnosr4 nhsn1utoix 1ta s,ataaa1o1s "a1Sef' Is Tor
III then' nuSnntS nrpnttS5 I'LL. so.n:
nlnte rnnvnranc @ 81 - tne eneci OF M
yer or In Hnmestesd 1,ah1 ~ AZ. "lta9ot r.
thnuaanG fofis,a ~ rnin ~, pInE - 4ets than dc
Inn at sncs Ia1;r. - - - ao ~ aGtaaa pos
hsa heen ss.rm.I - - ~ ~, ~ Hsautee4
m h,rdir Tecut,t - y .ats 9 vnl1, a. p1opo- n
- ~ asI IL.'iiS a. a.ne.l, ~ W ING cases
nn,tasa 4,nnt ~ ~ ~ peen touenca' mat tue
~. ~ ,,h ~ a.Eu - - soet ~ soaaulalJ ac3naon'
~ hss shst ~ r.. isIas te{e.teno'; Althnnsh
r.. h,,n..an1 W II 11a =, asen nase tiSnts
+. ~ nr, ~ 5st tnssc Iasats mnst neces-
io;n, 1Ite ~ 1ha ie.tae "a ene pa1easa oo'n. r,
bnf cnnfin,fnc @ ncrn,rrr I. ,,no,-,r, o., .1 p,
nrrotio - - SeSapan.s, pts, = ., ~ lne
tar, =. ~. paenSn W III iii III. s "ss tai ntH
anrevir a. 81 4. 20 Tht' W. ~ ~ ano
nnnv yy1;h h,h m isttr az T. a,i.i+ * ~ 1h Th
a. the riph wholly arjsas frnm the f,c. n
1n.nrv 'sD@ "1oHz A7S' "uA ~19 AAetoA
Il rrne xrn ,ore a.c.a.1 :, f,ra., r. 1g,,a-a &C
L. III. and Rlhs ~ I:iarF. not ver rennrteI' -
the houestesd oyner may by deed evrrnte3 II
hinaac,f and y,s1c. IN corfofmitv With the -
atc, transfer the premIaes 51sehafced rom nnT
'ubrsnce arising from d prior Judgment. Fl
'estead be Clothed viii its fuli value 10 lhe