Meyer v. Purcell
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. O. P. Thompson, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. O. P. Thompson, Judge, presiding. This action was brought in the circuit court of Cook county by the appellée, against the appellants, upon an instrument in writing whereby the appellants agreed to save- and keep harmless J. H. Miller, sheriff of Richland county, North Dakota, intestate of appellee, from all costs, charges, expenses, etc., of every nature whatever, which he might sustain by reason of the seizure by him, as sheriff, of $900 worth of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice FIand
It is first contended that the declaration is not sufficient to support the judgment, as it failed to allege the title to the property levied upon was in Harvey Gillette or to allege facts which showed that the judgment in favor of Harvey Gillette was binding upon the appellants. The declaration consisted of a special count and the common counts. The special count set out the indemnity undertaking, the circumstances under which it was given, that a judgment for the conversion of the merchandise levied upon had been rendered against Miller in favor of Harvey Gillette, which Miller had paid,…
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