Legal Opinion
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Young
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 1, 1930No. 19866PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. The measure of damages for the breach of the official bond of a sheriff is ordinarily the amount of injury actually sustained, including the reasonable expenses of the suit thereon, besides the costs of court. Civil Code (1910), § 299; Towns v. Hicks, 6 Ga. 239 (2); Taylor v. Johnson, 17 Ga. 521; Terrell v. McLean, 130 Ga. 633 (2) (61 S. E. 485). As to the principal amount claimed, this was the measure of damages pleaded in the present case.
2. The bond sued on in this case was not under seal. Whether, in view of this fact, the period of limitation is twenty years, as provided in the Civil…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Taylor v. Johnson ex rel. A. W. & W. P. CarmichaelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
- Harris v. BlackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Newbert v. CunninghamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1863
- Morrison v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
- Terrell v. McLeanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Powell v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Glens Falls Indemnity Co. v. DempseyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Meeks v. DouglasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Dunn v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Oaks v. American Surety Co. of N.Y.Idaho Supreme Court · 1938
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