City of Hillyard v. Carabin
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered November 30, 1915, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on an official bond, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
— This action was brought on behalf of the city of Hillyard to recover from appellants, Carabin and Massachtisetts Bonding and Insurance Company, the surety on his official bond, certain sums of money which the city claims to have lost by reason of alleged fraudulent acts committed by Carabin while acting as the city treasurer, together with his alleged co-conspirators, the city engineer and city clerk.
The record shows that, during Carabin’s terms of office, a great many men were employed by the city in constructing a water system, and that, instead of paying these men by warrants, as…
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