Legal Opinion

Colcord v. Sylvester

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1873PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Bond county; the Hon. Joseph Gillespie, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese

This was an action of debt, in the Bond circuit court, on an injunction bond, brought by James W. and George W. Sylvester against Samuel Colcord.

The condition of the bond recites that Colcord had obtained a writ of injunction from the circuit court of Bond county, restraining and enjoining the Sylvesters from selling, conveying, alienating or otherwise disposing of certain lands described in the bill, until the court shall make further order to the contrary; and the obligation was, if Colcord should pay or cause to be paid the Sylvesters all such damages as they might sustain by reason of…

2Cited by6 opinions

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  2. Steel v. GordonWashington Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Phoenix Pad Co. v. United States Ex Rel. the American Coat & Pad Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
  4. Prest v. SteinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
  5. VanHoozer v. VanHoozerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1885

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