Swesnik Loan Co. v. Courtney

Mr. Presiding Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brought an action of replevin against Thomas J. Courtney as State’s Attorney of Cook county, and Eugene O’Connor, one of his investigators, to recover two bonds of $1,000 each, the payment of which was secured by a mortgage on real estate. Afterward Florence V. Davis, by. leave of court, intervened claiming the bonds. By order of court the bonds were turned over to the clerk of the court, there was a trial before the court without a jury, the bonds were awarded to the intervening petitioner, Davis, and plaintiff…