In re Murphy

Citations

• 109 Ill. 31

Syllabus

<p>Insolvent debtor—discharge from imprisonment—where malice is the gist of the action. Malice being the gist of an action of trespass for an assault ancl battery, the defendant in a judgment rendered against him in such an action, held in custody under a capias ad satisfaciendum, is not entitled to a discharge from imprisonment under the provisions of the “Insolvent Debtors’ ” act.</p>