Gonzalez v. Danaher

The plaintiff, Manuel Gonzales, was charged with a criminal offense, and in July 1972, he deposited with the clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County $90 to secure a bail bond in the amount of $900. The criminal charge was resolved in his favor in November 1972, and $81 of his deposit was returned to him. The remaining $9 was kept by the clerk as costs pursuant to section 110 — 7 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 110 — 7).

It is the plaintiff’s contention that the money which he deposited with the clerk was kept by the clerk in an interest bearing account…