Thompson v. Taylor
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Bacine County. Action to recover upon a bond by tbe assignees thereof. Demurrer to the answer as not stating a defense or counterclaim. The bond, the construction of which was the sole point involved in the controversy, is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed at the June Term, 1870:
Cole, J.
We have no difficulty upon the point so fully discussed by counsel, as to whether the bond given by the defendants to Bartlett was only intended to indemnify him against any loss or liability which he might sustain upon such a bond as was required by the Illinois statute. The sole object of giving this bond of indemnity to him was to save him harmless from all loss or liability which he might sustain on account of any judgments obtained against the steamboat company, in the attachment suits, which he or those signing any bond or…
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