Legal Opinion

Rhode v. McLean

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 18, 1882PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Fourth District ;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Richland county; the Hon. William C. Jones, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon

This was an action upon an appeal bond, given upon an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Richland county to the Appellate Court, brought against the sureties, wherein the plaintiff recovered, and the defendants bring the case here upon writ of error.

The questions made upon the record are the three following : First, that there was no sufficient foundation laid for the reception of secondary evidence, which was admitted, of the contents of the bond sued on; second, that the copy of the bond read in evidence was not shown to be a true copy of the original bond; and third, that the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rankin v. CrowIllinois Supreme Court · 1858
  2. Allen v. MarneyIndiana Supreme Court · 1879

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Swift v. Trustees of SchoolsIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
  2. W. T. Rawleigh Co. v. DeavoursSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  3. Sullivan v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903
  4. Stevens v. PartridgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
  5. Cochran v. Bank of TuttleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912

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