Swisher v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in debt. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Vermilion county; the Hon. W. R. Scholeield, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This is an action in debt upon a surety bond executed by one Ingram as principal and the defendant corporation as surety to secure the honest and faithful performance by Ingram of his duties as treasurer of Bismark Lodge No. 893 I. O. 0. F., of which lodge the plaintiffs were trustees. Upon a trial in the circuit court, at the conclusion of the evidence, the trial judge directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, for the sum of $2,000 debt and $898.81 damages. To reverse the judgment rendered upon such verdict this appeal is prosecuted by the defendant.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Chicago v. GageIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Morley v. Town of MetamoraIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Roper v. Trustees of Sangamon Lodge No. 6Illinois Supreme Court · 1878
- Cowden v. Trustees of SchoolsIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Town of Cicero v. GriskoIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
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