Bell v. Mallory

Citations

• 61 Ill. 167

Syllabus

<p>1. Riot—what constitutes. A party claiming to have purchased a colt, procured the assistance of two other persons to drive the animal from the range into the inclosure of the owner, and, against the remonstrance of the latter, attempted to secure the colt and take it away, one of the confederates being armed with a pistol and threatening the owner upon his interfering to prevent the property from being taken out of his possession: Held, these acts constituted a riot.</p> <p>2. Same—all are liable. In such a combination, when proved, the unlawful acts of one are the acts of all the confederates.</p>