Gilbert v. Yunk

But a single question is here presented, which is, whether Christoph Yunk, now deceased, became liable to answer as surety on a forthcoming bond, the principal maker having failed to deliver the property therein mentioned to the obligee on demand. The bond reads as follows:

“Know all men by these presents, That we, Conrad L. Niehoff, doing business as ,C- L. Niehoff & Co., principal, and Franz Amberg, Christoph Yunk and John Reuter, as sureties, are held and firmly bound un'to James Pease, sheriff of the county of Cook, in the State of Illinois, and to his executors, administrators and…