Commonwealth v. Turner

McDevitt, P. J., and Kun, J.,

This is an action in assumpsit upon an official bond executed by John J. Turner, now deceased, a notary public, as principal, and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company as his surety, conditioned upon the faithful per-*253f ormance by Turner of his duties as a notary public. The interest of the notary is represented on the record by his executrix. The suit is to recover $2,000 which the use-plaintiff paid to the notary for a forged mortgage to which he had fraudulently affixed his notarial seal and certification that it had been duly acknowledged, when he knew…