Governor of Illinois v. Ridgway
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an action of debt, upon the official bond of a clerk of the Circuit Court brought against himself and his sureties, in the Jefferson Circuit Court, which was dismissed upon a general demurrer, heard before Denning, Judge, at the August term, 1849, of the Jefferson Circuit Court. The facts of the case necessary to a full understanding of the opinion are stated in it.
1Opinion of the CourtTrumbull, J.
This was an action of debt against Ridgway and his sureties, as clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, on his official bond.
The condition of the bond is, that the clerk shall “well and truly do and perform all the duties required to be performed by him in all things faithfully as clerk, &c.”
The declaration contains two counts, and under the second, a number of distinct breaches are assigned. The Circuit Court-sustained a demurrer to the whole declaration, and that decision is assigned for error.
If a declaration contains one good count, a demurrer to the same will be overruled,…
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