County of Alameda v. Cook

These are appeals from judgments rendered in favor of the plaintiffs upon the defendants’ default in answering after their demurrers to the plaintiffs’ complaints had been disallowed, in two actions wherein the plaintiff prayed for judgment against the defendant Cook for the recovery of certain sums of money aggregating $5,854.50, collected by him as fees during his incumbency of the office of county clerk of the county of Alameda, and against the corporation defendant, as surety upon his official bond. One action was for the recovery of that part of the aggregate amount collected by said…