Brooks v. Claiborne County

The action is upon an instrument executed by the Chairman of the County Court of Claiborne county, purporting to be a county bond, and to have been executed by authority of the County Court of said county. The instrument purports to bind the County of Claiborne to pay to H. Sturm or order five thous- *44and dollars on the 1st of January, 1870, with interest at the rate of six per cent, per annum until paid, and bears date 7th April, 1868. The suit is brought in the name of the assignee in bankruptcy of certain parties to whom the original payee had assigned the bond.

The County Court of said…