Bankers Surety Co. v. Cross

This is an action by plaintiff,, the Bankers Surety Company, to recover $437.70 on a contract of indemnity executed by defendant. Plaintiff became surety on the bond of John R. Hauber, a saloon-keeper in Nebraska City, but, before doing so, procured from Jabez S. Cross, defendant, a contract in the penal sum of $5,000, indemnifying plaintiff “against all suits, actions, debts, damages, demands, costs,, charges, and expenses, including costs and counsel fees,” by reason of plaintiff’s suretyship. Subsequently Hauber and the Bankers Surety Company, surety on his bond, were sued for damages on…