State Ex Rel. Dunn v. Swanson

Tbe plaintiff, Mrs. Kate Dunn, administratrix of tbe estate of Leonard Dunn, brought tbis action to recover for tbe injury and death of her husband, which she alleges was brought about by the negligent acts of the defendants Ellis, jailer, and Swanson, sheriff of Vance County, and for which she claims the National Surety Corporation is liable on the sheriff’s bonds.

The plaintiff complains that some time in Tune, 1939, her intestate was in a weak, sick, and helpless condition; that the defendant Ellis, jailer, acting in his official capacity and under color of his office and for his superior,…