McNabb v. Wixom
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, Lander County. The defendant, Wixom, was public administrator of Lander County; the other defendants, sureties on his official bond, were A. Haas, M. A. Sawtelle and Mark McKimmins.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, Lander County. The defendant, Wixom, was public administrator of Lander County; the other defendants, sureties on his official bond, were A. Haas, M. A. Sawtelle and Mark McKimmins. The complaint was very full, and among other things set out the inventory, the final account and its settlement, and the decree of distribution; also demand for the amount found due on settlement and ordered to be distributed, refusal to pay the same, and its conversion by the administrator. The final account and report was as follows: “ Appraised…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Garber, J. :
This is an action on the official bond of the defendant Wixom, as public administrator; the other defendants are the sureties on the bond. The condition of the bond is that: “ Said Wixom shall *170well, truly and faithfully perform all and singular the duties, of every nature whatsoever, appertaining to said office, required of him to he done and performed by the laws now in' force, or that may be enacted by the legislature of the state of Nevada, subsequent to the execution of, this bond.” ' The breaches assigned in the complaint are that Wixom violated his trust; first,…
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