American Surety Co. of New York v. Sperry
Appellate Court of Illinois
Petition for release of surety, etc. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Vermilion county; the Hon William B. Scholfield, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Baume
delivered the 'opinion of the court.
On January 13, 1909, the American Surety Company of ¡New York filed its petition in the county court of Vermilion county, in the matter of the estate of Chester H. Chapman, a minor, then pending in said court, wherein it averred in substance, as follows: That on September 11, 1899, one Eli S. Sperry was duly appointed guardian of said minor and filed his guardian’s bond in the penal sum of $5000 with John W. Goodwine and Arminda Goodwine as sureties thereon; that, thereafter, on December 23, 1901, said Sperry as such guardian…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gibbs v. DaviesIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
3Cited by2 opinions
- Chapman v. American Surety Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1914
- American Surety Co. of New York v. SperryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912