Legal Opinion
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Bartlett
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 1887PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—. heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Sidney Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mulkey
On the 6th day of December, 1882, Charles S. Bartlett, as principal, and John G. Shortall, Samuel D. Barker and William Chisholm, as sureties, executed and delivered to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company, a bond, in the usual form, in the penal sum of $40,000, which was required of Bartlett as paymaster of the company. The condition of the bond is as follows:
“The condition of this obligation is such, that if the said Charles S. Bartlett shall well, truly and faithfully perform the duties required of him by said company as paymaster, and promptly pay over and promptly account…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. PrescottSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- United States v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Muzzy v. ShattuckCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845
- State ex rel. Mississippi County v. MooreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
- Thompson v. Board of TrusteesIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Willis v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
- R. F. Conway Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
- Geiger v. CawleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
- Town of Cicero v. HallIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Harrison v. ThackaberryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1910
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