Baker v. Baldwin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Debt on an official bond to the treasurer of the state for the faithful discharge by George H. Baldwin, the principal obligor, of the duties of sheriff of Litchfield County, the other defendants being sureties upon the bond: brought to the Superior Court, and tried to the court before Hovey, Ji Facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff and motion in error by the defendants. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPark, C. J.
The defendants are sureties on a bond of ten thousand dollars given by one George H. Baldwin as sheriff of the county of Litchfield for the faithful performance of the duties of his office as sheriff. The condition of the bond is as follows:—“ The condition of the said obligation is such, that whereas the said George H. Baldwin has been, by the electors of Litchfield County, duly appointed sheriff of said county for three years from and after the first day of June, 1875, according to the provisions of the constitution and laws of the state of Connecticut, and has accepted said appointment,…
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