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81 Ill. 602

Frost v. Howard

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1876

Illinois Supreme Court · decided 1876-01-15

<p>Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Scott county; the Hon. Cyrus Epler, Judge, presiding.</p>

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Decided 1876-01-15

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Per Curiam:

¶1This was a bill for the foreclosure of a mort_ gage executed by Blaekstone W. Howard, deceased, filed against his widow and heirs. A decree of foreclosure passed, and the plaintiff brings the record here, by writ of error, to reverse the decree in his own favor.

¶2Three of the persons named in the bill as heirs of Blackstone W. Howard, and to whom summons was issued to answer the bill, were not served with the summons, or otherwise brought into court.

¶3The bill also alleged that four of the defendants, embracing three who were served, were infants, and asked that a guardian ad litem be appointed for them. The record does not show the appointment of any guardian ad litem for them.

¶4There appears to be error in the record in the respects named, and we, think appellant entitled to have the decree reversed on account thereof, although the decree is in his own favor. It is an ineffectual decree, with respect to a portion of the mortgaged interest in the land.

¶5The decree is reversed, and the cause remanded for further proceedings.

¶6Decree reversed.

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