Village of Hampton v. Gausman

This is an action upon the official bond of a village treasurer, for funds on deposit in a closed bank of which he had been the managing officer. On a trial without a jury, the court entered judgment against the treasurer and his surety for $2,500, the amount of the bond, together with interest at 6 per cent, from May 5, 1932. The surety, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, has appealed.

In the praecipe filed by the surety in this court, Gausman, the principal, also is designated as an appellant, but this designation is improper in view of the fact that he filed no motion for a new trial…