County Court of Pope County ex rel. Deen v. Shepard
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Circuit Court of Pope county; the Hon. David J. Baker, Judge, presiding. This was an action of debt against a constable and his sureties upon his official bond. The court below sustained a demurrer to the declaration and rendered judgment against Deen for costs. To reverse this judgment the plaintiff sued out this writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McAllister
We are unable to perceive any substantial difference between the way the obligee is described in the official bond sued on in this case, and that in Long v. County Court of Scott County, 27 Ill. 384. Here, the bond is payable to “John M. Boiconrt, county judge of Pope county, State of Illinois, and to Andrew Lisk and B. W. Holloway, associate justices of said court, and to their successors in office, for the use of,” etc. In the case referred to, the bond was payable to “William Leighton, Robert Husband and Jesse Husted, county justices, together constituting the county court of the county of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Boice v. GilbertIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
- Long v. County Court of Scott CountyIllinois Supreme Court · 1862