Smith v. Board of Supervisors
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Woodford county; the Hon. S. L. Richmond, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This-was an action of debt, brought by the board of supervisors of Peoria county, against John B. Smith as one of the sureties on the official bond of Thomas A. Shaver, late county treasurer of Peoria county, to recover for an alleged defalcation of said treasurer.
The bond bears date December 18,1867, and is joint and several ; the name of Richard S. Cox is inserted in the body of it, as one of the sureties, but it is not executed by him. Shaver continued in office, exercising its duties, until November, 1869.
The non-execution of the bond by Cox, is made the first ground of defense.
The 15th,…
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