State Ex Rel. Attorney General v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.

Separate suits were filed by the State, on the relation of the Attorney General, against C. S. Christian, W. W. Mitchell and Claude Duty. The members of the State Highway Commission and the surety upon the separate bonds of the commissioners were made parties to each of these suits. There is some confusion as to the record in the case, as the cases were consolidated for the purpose of trial. Answers were filed by all of the defendants, to which the State demurred, but the demurrers were overruled only as to the answers filed by the commissioners and their surety. The State elected to stand…