White v. Youngblood

Moses O. Youngblood, in an action in tort in the superior court of Cook county, obtained a judgment against Edward White for $20,000. A capias ad satisfaciendum was issued on the judgment and White was arrested and committed to the jail of Cook county. White sought his discharge in the county court under the Insolvent Debtors act. There was a hearing upon an amended petition and an answer. A judgment was rendered dismissing White’s petition and he was remanded to the custody of the sheriff. This appeal is from that judgment.

In the suit in the superior court a special interrogatory was…