Seney v. Knight

Appellants, Edgar F. Seney and Rowland T. Rogers, petitioned the county court of Cook county praying release from imprisonment under writs of capias ad satisfaciendum issued from the municipal court in an action of the first class for the recovery of damages for the conversion of personal property. Appellants contended that malice was' not the gist of the action in said cause and that they were entitled to release under the Insolvent Debtors act. Upon a hearing the county court found that malice was the gist of the action in which the writs were issued, and thereupon 'remanded the petitioners…