Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Parlin & Orendorff
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 1876Published
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mason county; the Hon. Lyman Lacey, Judge, presiding. This was an action brought by Parlin & Orendorff, partners, against Andrew J. Roberts and others, before a justice of the peace, and taken by appeal to the circuit court, where the plaintiffs recovered judgment.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
Judgment was rendered by the court below, in favor of appellees, and against appellants, for failure of Roberts to return an execution in favor of appellees, which had been placed in his hands as constable, to execute, on the following instrument:
“ Whereas Andrew J. Roberts was, on the 1st day of April, 1873, elected constable for the town of Manito, county of Mason and State of Illinois: Now, therefore, we, Andrew J. Roberts as principal, and John C. Rocker and M. W. Rogers as securities, jointly and severally, agree to pay to each and every person who may be entitled thereto, all such sums…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Magner v. KnowlesIllinois Supreme Court · 1873