Keating v. White

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

This is a case stated. The sheriff of Westmoreland County, as plaintiff, agreed with the commissioners, controller, and treasurer of the county, as defendants, to state a case raising the question of the liability of the county for the premiums payable to the Continental Casualty Company as surety on the official bond and recognizance of plaintiff. The facts as agreed upon in the case stated may be summarized as follows: Plaintiff was the sheriff of Westmoreland County, duly elected and qualified, and served in such office from the first Monday of January, 1936. Before he…