Watt v. Schlafly
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Clinton county; the Hon. Truman E. Ames, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
This is a suit brought by appellant against appellee, to recover $500 deposited with him, by her, to protect him as a surety on an attachment bond given by her. Upon the trial a jury was waived, and the court, having found in favor of appellee, gave judgment against appellant for costs.
The proofs in the record show that on September 24, 1902, appellant began an attachment suit against William BeFord in the Circuit Court of Clinton county, Illinois; that attorneys for appellant requested appellee to go on the attachment bond for $600 as surety for appellant, which he did, and they deposited…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Alsop v. Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1886