John v. Worthen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson county; the Hon. A. W. Lewis, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBride
This was an action brought by the appellees against the appellants upon an indemnifying bond and at the conclusion of the evidence the court directed a verdict for the plaintiffs. The defendants prosecute this appeal.
It appears from the record in this case that Dan Bower was county clerk of Jackson county; that he was totally blind and had been in that condition for six or seven years, and for some time prior to July 1, 1910, one Zardia Crain had been acting as deputy county clerk for Mr. Bower; that Walter Worthen, who had been a clerk in the office for some time, was appointed deputy clerk,…
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