Goodell v. Townsend
Illinois Supreme Court
This cause was submitted, by agreement of parties, to Wilson, Judge, presiding, in the La Salle Circuit Court, at a special term held in June, 1852. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtTreat, C. J.
Cummings was indicted in the county of La Salle for the crime of larceny. The venue was changed to the county of Kendall, where he was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary. The sheriff of Kendall county conveyed the prisoner to the penitentiary, and received from the State $78.46 for performing the service. The sheriff of La Salle county then brought an action of assumpsit against him, claiming to recover this amount as so much money had and received to his use. On this state of facts, the Circuit Court entered a judgment in favor of the defendant.
The decision was clearly right. The…
2Cited by1 opinion
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