Legal Opinion

Curry v. People

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1870PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Clay county; the Hon. Richabd S. Canby, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker

This was an action of debt on an administrator’s bond, brought in the name of the people, for the use of Samuel Boyles, and against appellants. The bond was signed by appellants, Samuel Moore and I. L. Speeke. In the description of the bond in the declaration, no mention is made of the last two obligors above named. While it is admitted that, under our statute, it is not required that all the obligors should be joined in a suit on an administrator’s bond, it is urged that there was a variance between the bond described and the bond read in evidence.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Cummings v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1869

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Peterman v. United States Rubber Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Doyle v. Frank Douglas Machinery Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1874
  3. McDonald v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905
  4. People v. AllenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1880
  5. Graffenreid v. KundertAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890

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