Morrison v. Brown

Citations

• 83 Ill. 562

Syllabus

<p>1. Married woman— deed of trust by. A deed of trust given by a married woman to secure unpaid purchase money, when her husband does not join in its execution, has no validity as a conveyance, but may be good as a declaration preserving a vendor’s lien, or as a declaration of a trust in favor of the vendor.</p> <p>3. Recording law—void deed of trust may afford notice to subsequent purchaser. A deed of trust executed by a married woman, her husband not uniting therein, to secure the purchase money due on the premises, though void as a conveyance, is, nevertheless, an instrument in writing relating to real estate, and when recorded is constructive notice, to all subsequent purchasers, of the lien of the original vendor upon the same for the unpaid price.</p>