Legal Opinion

Blatchford v. Boyden

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 11, 1887PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. L. C. Collins, Judge, presiding. • This was an action of debt, brought by the appellee, N. B. Boyden, coroner of Cook county, who sues for the use of Seth F. Hanchett, sheriff of Cook county, James H. Burke, John L. Barnum, Ralph Arthur, and Robert K Jenkins, assignee of the estate of Josiah R. Butler, against E. W. Blatchford, Caleb F. Gates…

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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. L. C. Collins, Judge, presiding. • This was an action of debt, brought by the appellee, N. B. Boyden, coroner of Cook county, who sues for the use of Seth F. Hanchett, sheriff of Cook county, James H. Burke, John L. Barnum, Ralph Arthur, and Robert K Jenkins, assignee of the estate of Josiah R. Butler, against E. W. Blatchford, Caleb F. Gates and Nathaniel H. Blatchford, upon a replevin bond. The facts giving rise to this action are, that on April 6,. 1883,…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shope

The declaration filed in this case is in the usual form, except that it is averred that said Robert E. Jenkins, as assignee of Josiah R. Butler, was plaintiff in execution in one of the executions levied by said sheriff, etc., and was incorrectly described in said bond as assignee of Josiah R. Barker. Defendants pleaded non est factum, and two special pleas, in mitigation, setting up that the merits of the case had not been determined in the action in which the bond was given, and title to the property in themselves, under chattel mortgage, etc. Issue was joined, and a trial resulted in a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Frank v. MinerIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
  2. Curtis v. RootIllinois Supreme Court · 1858
  3. Eldred v. LeahyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Capital Lumbering Co. v. LearnedOregon Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Second National Bank v. GilbertIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Schott v. YoureeIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Robinson v. WrightSupreme Court of Colorado · 1932
  5. Garbe v. HUMISTON-KEELING AND COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1956

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