Cable v. People

Citations

• 46 Ill. 467

Syllabus

<p>1. Recognizance—of judgment upon before sci. fa. can issue. It has been held that a judgment of forfeiture, upon a recognizance, must be entered before a writ of scire facias can issue against the cognizors.</p> <p>2. Same—what is a sufficient judgment of forfeiture. And where it appears the cognizors were duly called and made default, “ whereupon it was ordered by the court that judgment of forfeiture be taken of their said recognizance, and that a scire facias issue,” that will be regarded as a sufficient judgment of forfeiture.</p>