Legal Opinion

Bartlett v. Board of Education

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1871PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Stephenson county ; the Hon. William Bbown, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker

This was an action of debt, brought by appellees in the Stephenson circuit court, against appellants, with Esrom Mayer, on his official bond as treasurer of the Freeport school district. At the December term, 1870, a trial was had by the court and a jury, resulting in a judgment in favor of appellees for $7,351.36, from which this appeal is prosecuted.

It appears that Mayer, on the 11th day of June, 1869, was elected treasurer of the district by the board of education for the ensuing year, and was required to give bond with surety, as such treasurer, in the sum of $20,000 ; that, before…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commercial Bank v. KortrightCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1839
  2. Knapp v. MaltbyNew York Supreme Court · 1835
  3. Green v. WardwellIllinois Supreme Court · 1855
  4. Ryan v. DunlapIllinois Supreme Court · 1855
  5. Young v. WardIllinois Supreme Court · 1859

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. City of Chicago v. GageIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
  2. Estate of Ramsay v. People ex rel. Southern Illinois PenitentiaryIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  3. County of King v. FerryWashington Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Compton v. School Directors of District No. 14Appellate Court of Illinois · 1956
  5. School Directors v. KimmelAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889

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