Weigley v. Moses
Appellate Court of Illinois
Debt on an Appeal Bond.—Trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County, on appeal from a justice of the peace; the Hon. Francis Adams, Judge, presiding. Finding and judgment for plaintiff for nominal damages. Appeal by plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
This suit, originally begun before a justice of the peace and then appealed to the Circuit Court, was based upon an appeal bond executed by the defendant, Adolph Moses, as surety, in a certain cause appealed from this court to the Supreme Court. That cause was one in which,the people, at the relation of one Wright, was the appealing party. The order of this court allowed the appeal upon a certificate of importance, “ upon said relator filing his bond in the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars,” as recited in the appeal bond. The condition of the bond was as follows:
“ How, therefore, if the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Beardsley v. HillIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Smith v. KinkaidAppellate Court of Illinois · 1878
- Wickersham v. HurdIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
3Cited by1 opinion
- Portis v. Illinois Surety Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1913