Roberts v. Brunz
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass, for an illegal assault. Error to the Circuit Court of Shelby County; the Hon. Trdman E. Ames, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1900.
1Opinion of the Court
He. Presiding- Justice Harkek
delivered the opinion of the court.
• The plaintiff in error Commenced suit in trespass against defendants in error to recover damages for an illegal assault
upon her person, and filed with the clerk of the court an affidavit as a poor person, under section 6 of the cost act. Subsequently, in term time, the defendants moved the court to rule the plaintiff to give security for costs, supporting their motion by affidavit, showing inability of plaintiff to pay costs and a meritorious defense to the cause of action set up in the declaration. .The plaintiff then moved…
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