People ex rel. American Automobile Insurance v. Egan

This is an action brought by the American Automobile Insurance Company, a corporation, the plaintiff, against Dennis J. Egan and the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, the defendants, on the bond of Egan as bailiff of the municipal court of Chicago, to recover damages in the sum of $3,000 for the alleged negligence of Egan in failing to replevy an automobile owned by the plaintiff.

The case was tried before the court without a jury. The court found in favor of the defendants and entered judgment on the finding. From the judgment the plaintiff has prosecuted this appeal.

The principal…