Hornsby v. Ragsdale et al

Description
Hornsby won a judgment for $1,800.88 against Daniel Ragsdale but stayed the sale of part of two Springfield, Illinois, lots to pay the judgment because of other claims against the property (Hornsby v. Ragsdale). Ragsdale had mortgaged the property three times--to Grimsley and Levering to secure a $1,000 payment, to Sampson and Thomas Ragsdale to secure two promissory notes totaling $1,500, and to Spear to secure a $1,843.32 contract to build Spear a three-story home. Hornsby retained Lincoln and sued Daniel Ragsdale, Thomas Ragsdale, Spear, Grimsley, Levering, and Sampson in an action to foreclose the mortgage to satisfy the prior judgment. After the case began, Ragsdale transferred the property to Reuben Radford. The court ruled for Hornsby and ordered Daniel Ragsdale to pay the judgment for $1,800.88 within sixty days or the court would sell the land. Ragsdale failed to pay the judgment, and the court sold the land to Hornsby for $1,500 to satisfy the judgment. The court ordered Radford to relinquish possession of the land to Ragsdale. This transfer may have resulted in a separate case (Hornsby v. Radford).

Court
| Sangamon Circuit Court