National Surety Co. v. Fry Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered May 1, 1914, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on an indemnity bond, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This is an action against attaching creditors and the sureties on the attachment bond, brought by the surety on the sheriff’s official bond, who had been compelled to pay a judgment against the sheriff for the value of goods destroyed by fire while held under a wrongful attachment. In order to give any proper understanding of the issues, an extended statement is necessary.
On June 1,1911, the defendant A. C. Fry & Company commenced an action in the superior court for King county against C. Cazone and wife, and delivered to the sheriff a writ of attachment, together with an indemnity bond upon…
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