Town of Ohio v. Marcy

Error to the Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Marcy brought assumpsit in the court below against the town of Ohio, in Illinois, on the interest warrants of certain bonds which the said town had issued,-and which warrants it neglected to pay. The parties waived a jury in writing and submitted the case to the court. The finding of the court was general, namely, “That upon the matters submitted, the court finds the issue for the plaintiff, and assesses his damages at the sum of $4286.60.” Judgment was rendered for this sum. A bill of exceptions embodied all the testimony in…