Legal Opinion
Jones v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 25, 1886PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Creen county ; the Hon. C. W. Herdman, judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtWall, P. J.
This was an action of debt on the official bond of a sheriff. The breach complained of was that the sheriff, having a writ of attachment at the suit of Geisekc, Mysenburg & Co., against the property of one James W. Israel, levied upon the property of Elizabeth Israel, for whoso use this suit is brought.
A trial by jury resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff, the damages being assessed at §622.05.
A motion for a new trial was overruled, and judgment was entered upon the verdict.
It is objected, first, that the cause of action here set up can not be maintained upon the official bond of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Whitaker v. WheelerIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- Foltz v. StevensIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Harris v. EldredSupreme Court of Vermont · 1869
- Hibbard v. ThrasherIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
3Cited by4 opinions
- Anderson v. FerrisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- First National Bank v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1902
- Matarrese v. MonacoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1934
- Wickler v. People ex rel. LorenzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896