People v. May
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Appellate Court for the Fourth District — heard in that court on writ of error to the City Court of East St. Louis; the Hon. W. J. N. Moyers, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
The declaration in this case was upon the official bond of Thomas May, Jr., as clerk of the circuit court of St. Clair county. It alleged the recovery by Edward Gobin, in that court, of a judgment, from which the defendant prayed an appeal. By the order of the court the clerk was directed to approve the security upon the appeal bond, and the breach alleged is, that he accepted as sole surety on such bond a non-resident of the State of Illinois who was wholly insufficient. A demurrer to the declaration was sustained and judgment was rendered in favor of the defendants. The record of the…
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