Laurel County v. Lucas

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

Fred V. Lucas served as sheriff of Laurel County during the years 1938, 1939, and 1940. The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company was his surety on the county revenue bond "in the sum, of $35,000 executed on September 14, 1940, for the collection of the 1940 taxes, and J. B. McGowan, W. F. Curry, James H. Lucas, Arthur Reed, Clint McGowan and J. W. Fields were his sureties on the county revenue bonds executed for the collection of the 1938 and 1939 taxes. On February 23,1943, Laurel County brought an action against Fred V. Lucas and his surety, Ohio…