Legal Opinion
American Surety Company's Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 1, 1935No. Appeal, 233PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
Frances Keirsted was appointed collector of state, county and poor taxes by the Commissioners of Fayette County in eight wards comprising the City of Union-town, a city of the third class, for the years 1933 and 1931. She qualified for that office and executed a bond with, the American Surety Company as surety, conditioned for the faithful performance of her duties as tax collector. The surety, — averring that it was “advised by the Commissioners of Fayette County that there is a discrepancy existing in the collection of tax for the year 1933 in the sum of $42,642.70 . . . and . .…
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