Hammond v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Hancock county; the Hon. Charles J. Scofield, Judge, presiding. The appellants, William P. Hammond, Ruth H. Hammond and Mary E. Hammond, who were the defendants below, prayed and were allowed an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court upon giving bond by them or either of them. The appeal bond of William P. Hammond, one of the defendants, was filed, with sureties, as required by the order of court, which bond was duly approved.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Hancock county; the Hon. Charles J. Scofield, Judge, presiding. The appellants, William P. Hammond, Ruth H. Hammond and Mary E. Hammond, who were the defendants below, prayed and were allowed an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court upon giving bond by them or either of them. The appeal bond of William P. Hammond, one of the defendants, was filed, with sureties, as required by the order of court, which bond was duly approved. The bond which was filed recited that said appellants jointly and severally prayed an appeal, which was allowed, and the…
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Phillips
This is a motion to dismiss the appeal as to Ruth H. Hammond and Mary E. Hammond. It appears from an examination of the appeal bond that William P. Hammond filed said bond for himself and for his co-defendants, Mary E. Hammond and Ruth H. Hammond. The latter parties, while allowed an appeal by the order of the circuit court and assigning errors on the record, have filed no bond. Appellants rely upon section 70 of the Practice act as authorizing the appeal in the manner here attempted, by one defendant for and in behalf of his co-defendants. The section in question is as follows: “In all cases…
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