Town of Ashkum v. Lake
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Iroquois county; the Hon. Franklin Blades, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtLacey, J.
This was an action of debt on the official bond of Andrew J. Lake, a supervisor of the appellant, the Town of Ashkum. The verdict was for the defendants, appellees Reynolds and Blazey, Lake not having been served with summons and not appearing. Lake was twice elected, and served for the year 1877.
He was again re-elected in the spring of 1878, and signed the bond in suit with the appellees as his sureties, who signed the bond with him. Lake acted in the capacity of supervisor until some time in the summer of 1878, when he absconded. After the signing and leaving the new bond with the town…
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