People ex rel. Zimmer v. Pacific Surety Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in debt. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Theodore Brentano, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freemah
This is an appeal from a judgment in debt against, the defendant sued as surety on the bond of an administrator.
Edwin J. Zimmer was appointed administrator d& bonis non of the estate of Catherine Halton, deceased. Originally Patrick Halton, husband of Catherine Hal-ton, had been appointed administrator of the estate, which it is said consisted of a claim against the Chicago City Railway Company for wrongfully causing her death. This claim was settled by Patrick Halton as administrator and he received June 5, 1903, the sum of $2,510 from the Railway Company in payment of a judgment against…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Nevitt v. WoodburnIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Salomon v. People ex rel. HoldomIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
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