B'd Sup'rs of Tompkins Co. v. . Bristol
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General" Term of the Supreme Court, in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made January 22, 1884, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon the report of a referee. This action was upon a county treasurer’s bond. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the General" Term of the Supreme Court, in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made January 22, 1884, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon the report of a referee. This action was upon a county treasurer’s bond. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. Acts of misconduct by Bristol, during his second term, could not be proved to show a particular misconduct by him during his first term ; nor could his mere written declaration be proof of that fact against his sureties. (Tenth Nat. Bk. v. Darragh, 1 Hun, 111.) The…
1Opinion of the Court
Ruger, Ch. J.
George H. Bristol, one of the defendants, was elected treasurer of Tompkins county for a term commencing January 1, 1870, and terminating January 1, 1873. Before entering upon the duties of his office, he executed with the other defendants, as sureties, the bond required by the statute, conditioned that he should “ faithfully execute the duties of his office, and shall pay according to law all moneys which shall come to his hands as treasurer of the said county of Tompkins, and render a just and true account thereof to the board of supervisors, or to the comptroller of the State…
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