Case Name: Christian Troutman et al. v. Lorentz Schæffer
Court: Illinois Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1863-04
Citations: 31 Ill. 82
Docket Number: 
Parties: Christian Troutman et al. v. Lorentz Schæffer.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Reports
Volume: 31
Pages: 82–83

Head Matter:
Christian Troutman et al. v. Lorentz Schæffer.
Mortgage — foredosv/re—description of premises. It is erroneous to enter a decree of foreclosure of a mortgage, upon premises not mentioned in the mortgage.
Weit of Eeeob to the Circuit Court of Tazewell county; the Hon. David Davis, Judge, presiding.
This was a bill in chancery to foreclose a mortgage upon the south half of the south-west quarter of Section twenty-eight, Township 26 north, of Range 4 west of the third principal meridian.
A decree was entered, directing the sale of the south half of the south-east quarter of the same section. The defendants below bring this writ of error to reverse that decree; and assign that the court below erred in decreeing the sale of the south half of the south-east quarter of said section, there being no allegation or proof that the parcel decreed to be sold was intended to be included in the mortgage.
Mr. B. S. PeettymaN, for plaintiffs in error.

Opinion:
Mr. Chief Justioe CatoN
delivered the opinion of the Court.
A single word will dispose of this case. The decree is for a foreclosure of the mortgage upon premises not mentioned in the mortgage. This is probably a clerical mistake, but the error is none the less fatal.
The decree is reversed, and the suit remanded.
Decree reversed.