Wanack v. Michels
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Christian county; the Hon. William M. Farmer, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Christian county; the Hon. William M. Farmer, Judge, presiding. This is a bill, filed in the circuit court of Christian county by the appellant against the appellee for contribution, the prayer being in part “that the court will decree to your orator the right to have the said Peter Michels contribute his pro rata share of said indebtedness paid by your orator on account of the suretyship of your orator and the said Peter Michels of the said C. L. Wanack as aforesaid,” etc. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The bill in this case, as filed by the appellant, who was complainant in the court below, alleges that on September 21, 1896, one C. L. Wanack, as principal, and Basil Wanack and appellant, as sureties, executed a bond in the penal sum of $3000.00 payable to the people, for the payment of which they bound themselves, their “heirs, executors, administrators and assigns and legal representatives, jointly and severally,” the condition of which bond was that, whereas C. L. Wanack had obtained from the common council of the city . of Taylorville permission to keep a dram-shop at the brick…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nelson v. CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1856
- Torpy v. JohnsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
- Wanack v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
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