Legal Opinion
Whipple v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 13, 1891PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. It. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtGary, J.
George W. Cooper had heen arrested on a ca. sa. issued by a justice in a civil suit and applied to the County Court for his discharge under the Insolvent Debtor Act, Chap. 72, R. S. 1872.
Under Sec. 8 he gave a bond for his appearance at a time to which the hearing was adjourned, with the appellant as surety. The hearing was several times adjourned, and November 22, 1889, nearly eight months after the bond was given, an order was entered by the County Court as follows:
“ This day said cause comes on to be heard on the petition of George W. Cooper to be released from arrest, and thereupon comes…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cook v. WoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
- Windett v. HamiltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
- People ex rel. Johnson v. SpringerIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Baker Manufacturing Co. v. FisherSupreme Court of Kansas · 1886
3Cited by3 opinions
- People ex rel. Masterson v. HathawayIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- People ex rel. Seaman v. TawneyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1935
- People v. HathawayAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902