James v. Yates
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 37 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL PROM MERCER CIRCUIT COURT. cited Civil Code, pages 99 and 100; Rev. Slat.,pages 613, 614, 615, 616, 618.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PETERS
delivered the opinion oe the court:
At the January term, 1857, of the Mercer county court, the appellee was qualified as sheriff of said county, and upon his motion A. M. Crockett was qualified as one of his deputies.
In order to protect and secure Y ates from loss in consequence of any of the misconduct of Crockett as his deputy, the appellants executed a written obligation to appellee, in which the}' undertake and bind themselves to keep said Yates harmless and free from all loss and damage, “in any shape, manner, and form,” from and on account of any neglect, misman*344agement,…
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