Reed & Mehan v. Wood

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beasley, C. J.

The declaration in this case sets up, as the ground of action, a bond, executed by the defendants to one Matthew Conklin, who, it is alleged, was a former overseer of the poor of the city of Hoboken. It likewise appears that this instrument was taken in the course of a proceeding under the act relating to bastards, and contains the usual condition to indemnify the township against charges and expenses. The plaintiff sues in his character of overseer of the poor. The legal problem is, whether the present plaintiff can sustain a suit in his…