Williams v. West Chicago St. R. R. Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for a reward for the arrest and conviction of a criminal. Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1900. Statement.—Plaintiff in error brought this suit in assumpsit to recover the amount of a reward offered by the defendant in error for the arrest and conviction of the murderer or murderers of one O. B. Birch.
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Assumpsit, for a reward for the arrest and conviction of a criminal. Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1900. Statement.—Plaintiff in error brought this suit in assumpsit to recover the amount of a reward offered by the defendant in error for the arrest and conviction of the murderer or murderers of one O. B. Birch. The published offer was in the terms following : “$5,000 ¡Neward. OFFICE WEST CHICAGO STREET RAILROAD COMPANY. June 24,1895. The above reward will be paid by the West Chicago Street…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sears
There is some conflict in the authorities as to what is required to comply with the terms of an offer of reward for arrest and conviction of an unknown offender. In the decisions in some of the States it is held that the mere furnishing of information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the offender is a compliance with the terms of such an offer, although the person furnishing the information may do nothing by way of active participation in the making of the arrest or the securing of the conviction Crawshaw v. Roxbury, 7 Gray (Mass.), 374; Besse v. Dyer, 9 Allen (Mass.), 151; City…
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