Steele v. LaFrambois'
Citations
- 68 Ill. 456
Syllabus
<p>Dowse—how assigned when two are entitled in sarnie premises. Where A acquired title to land subject to the dower right of the complainant, and after A’s death dower was assigned to his widow in the same, and the court subsequently assigned the same land to the elder dowress that had been assigned to A’s widow: Held, that this was a fatal error; and that the subsequent assignment of dower should have been such that a proportionate part only would have been taken from the dower first assigned, and the residue from the owners of the other parts of the premises.</p>
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- when a senior mortgagee waives its lien for benefit of a junior mortgagee, the junior mortgagee only succeeds to the senior mortgagee’s lien amount; other lien-holders cannot complain of the order in which the senior lien is marshalled
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: McAllister
Read full opinion on CourtListenerSourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.