Donahue v. Brooks

J. P. Douglass, now deceased, brought suit against George Brooks before a justice of the peace in, McLean county and recovered a judgment in the sum of $95. Brooks gave an appeal bond with L. 0. Hay as surety and took the same to the County Court of McLean county where it was again tried and a like judgment rendered in favor of Douglass on the fifth day of January, 1906. On the day judgment was rendered Brooks prayed an appeal to this court, which was allowed, and he was given forty days in which to, file. Ms bond and bill of exceptions. On the next day, January 6, 1906, Douglass, who was…