People ex rel. William Brunt Pottery Co. v. Barrett

This action of debt was commenced in the Municipal Court of Chicago for the use of the William Brunt Pottery Company, an Ohio corporation, against Ellen Barrett, as administratrix of the estate of Thomas E. Barrett, deceased, late sheriff of Cook county, Illinois, and the sureties on his official bond as such sheriff, to recover damages for an alleged false return of a summons. The case was tried before the court without a jury, and resulted in a finding and judgment against the defendants for $1,118.83. This appeal followed, to reverse the judgment.

The evidence shows that a summons was…