Wright v. Cogswell

McLEAN, Circuit Justice.

This action Is brought on a promissory note of $4,044.44. Before the writ was issued, James H. Sanford made an affidavit that he was informed and verily believed the defendant [William R. Cogswell] was justly indebted to the plaintiffs [James Wright and others] in the just and full sum of $4,281.71, the same being the amount, including interest, of a certain promissory note, &c., and that unless the defendant shall be held to bail, the amount of the judgment will be in danger of being lost. The statute of Illinois concerning bail provides “that in all actions to be…