Legal Opinion

O'Connell v. Lamb

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 21, 1895PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Debt, upon a bond. Error to the Circuit Court of McLean County; the Hon. Thomas F. Tipton, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1895.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Pleasants

delivered the opinion oe the Court.

This ivas an action of debt on a bond. A general demurrer to the declaration was sustained, and plaintiffs abiding, a judgment was rendered against them for costs, and they bring the case here by a writ of error.

Lamb, the principal, was not served with process and did not appear. The other defendants in error were the sureties. The bond, dated July 9, 1892, was given to an unincorporated society embracing many thousands of members, residing in different States, named in the penal part as the “ International Association of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Chadsey v. McCreeryIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
  2. Trustees of Schools v. OtisIllinois Supreme Court · 1877

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Simpson v. Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Cahill v. Plumbers, Gas & Steam Fitters' & Helpers' Local 93Appellate Court of Illinois · 1925
  3. Kingsley v. Amalgamated Meat CuttersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1944
  4. Pullman Standard Car Mfg. Co. v. Local Union No. 2928 of United Steelworkers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1945
  5. Merchants Underwriters at Indemnity Exchange v. Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1907

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