Knight v. Begole

Citations

• 56 Ill. 122

Syllabus

<p>1. Construction of statutes. In construing a statute, a prospective operation only will he given to it unless its terms show a legislative intent that it should have a retrospective effect.</p> <p>3. Redemption —from, sales under mechamos’ Mens—construction of act of 1869. So the act of 30th March, 1869, giving a right of redemption from sales under decrees to enforce mechanics’ liens, cannot be construed as affecting a decree which cuts off the right of redemption, entered before that act went into effect. Such a decree, being proper at the time it was entered, would not, upon the act going into operation before the time fixed for the sale of the premises, thereby become erroneous.</p> <p>3. Held, where a decree entered before that act went into effect, barred and foreclosed all title or interest of the defendant in the premises “ held or acquired since the 23d day of February, 1865,” and meaning, of course, down to the time of entering it, that even if the defendant would, upon the act becoming operative before the time fixed for the sale, have a right of redemption under that statute, the decree could not be regarded in conflict with it.</p>