Stephens v. Hendee

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Plaintiff, as administrator, brought this action against Hosmer H. Hendee, former county judge, and his official bondsmen, to recover certain funds and the value of a certificate of deposit belonging to plaintiff’s intestate, which, it was alleged, said Hendee had received by virtue of his office as county judge and had converted to his own use. Hendee made default. His bondsmen answered, denying that the fund and certificate were received by Hendee in his official capacity as county judge. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendant bondsmen, and for the plaintiff against…