Guyman v. Burlingame

Citations

• 36 Ill. 201

Syllabus

<p>1. Bailiff—sheriff has power to appoint. A sheriff has power to appoint a special bailiff to execute a writ, he indorsing the appointment on the writ.</p> <p>2. Same — the retv/rn being in the name of sheriff, makes him responsible. The return on the writ being in the name of the sheriff, he is responsible for its truth.</p> <p>3. Gaming—what is a bet on an eledion. A note for money, payable if “Abraham Lincoln receives the electoral vote of the State of Illinois,” is a bet on an election, and void on its face.</p>