Legal Opinion

Garrison v. People

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1859PublishedCited by 7 opinions

This was a scire facias out of the Recorder’s Court of the city of Chicago, upon the following recognizance: This day come the said People, by Carlos Haven, State’s Attorney, and the said defendant, being three times solemnly called, came not, nor any one” for him, but herein fails and makes default, and Andrew Garrison, security for the said Henry Freelove, being three times solemnly called, that he produce the body of said defendant, and failing therein, thereupon It is…

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This was a scire facias out of the Recorder’s Court of the city of Chicago, upon the following recognizance: This day come the said People, by Carlos Haven, State’s Attorney, and the said defendant, being three times solemnly called, came not, nor any one” for him, but herein fails and makes default, and Andrew Garrison, security for the said Henry Freelove, being three times solemnly called, that he produce the body of said defendant, and failing therein, thereupon It is ordered by the court that the default of the defendant and his security be entered of record, and that scire facias issue,…

1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.

This was a scire facias on a recognizance, entered into by Harry Freelove and Andrew Garrison, before a justice of the peace, for the appearance of Freelove before the Recorder’s Court of Cook county, to answer a charge of bigamy. The recognizance was returned into that court, and the cause was docketed against Henry Freelove, and he and his bail were called, failed to answer, and a default was entered against them, and a scire facias was awarded. The scire facias was against Henry Freelove and Andrew Garrison, which was served on the latter, but returned not served on the former. The…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. H. R. & C. Co. v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
  2. O'Brien v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
  3. Stokes v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
  4. Rietzell v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
  5. State v. KyleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892

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