Pulaski County v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.

Pulaski County brought this action against J. J. Whitfield, a former commissioner of roads and revenues of that county, and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, as surety upon Whitfield’s official bond; to recover attorney’s fees and traveling expenses alleged to be damages arising from an alleged breach of the bond. Each of the defendants filed demurrers to the petition as finally amended, and the court sustained the demurrers and dismissed the ease., The petition set forth, in substance, the following facts and allegations: Before the commencement of the action, Whitfield had been…