| Stafford, an Ohio resident, sued White to recover a debt in the Greene County Circuit Court. White plead in abatement, contending that Stafford had not provided the required cost bond. Stafford later submitted the bond, approved by the clerk before the trial. The court ruled for Stafford, and White appealed to the the Illinois Supreme Court, which affirmed the judgment, stating that while not a literal compliance, the bond fulfilled the statute's purpose, securing costs for non-resident plaintiffs, prior to the trial taking place. |