Holt County v. Scott
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court of Holt county. Tried below before Chapman, J. The facts are stated in the opinion. References: Manley v. City of Atchison, 9 Kan. 364; Supervisors of Richmond County v. Wandel, 6 Bans. [N. Y.] 33; Sullivan v. State, 23 N. E. Rep. [Ind.] 150; State v. Lincoln County, 18 Neb. 283. In support of arguments in favor of the contentions that the bond was properly excluded as. evidence against the sureties, and that the court properly directed a…
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Error from the district court of Holt county. Tried below before Chapman, J. The facts are stated in the opinion. References: Manley v. City of Atchison, 9 Kan. 364; Supervisors of Richmond County v. Wandel, 6 Bans. [N. Y.] 33; Sullivan v. State, 23 N. E. Rep. [Ind.] 150; State v. Lincoln County, 18 Neb. 283. In support of arguments in favor of the contentions that the bond was properly excluded as. evidence against the sureties, and that the court properly directed a verdict for defendants, reference was made to the following cases: State v. Lansing, 46 Neb. 514; United States v. Le Baron,…
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This action was instituted for the county of Holt on what was claimed to be the bond of Barrett Scott, as treasurer of said county. It was alleged in the petition that at a general election held on a stated day of November, 1891, Barrett Scott was duly elected county treasurer of Holt county for the term of two years, the term having its inception on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday of the month of January, 1892; that on December 29, 1891, Barrett Scótt, as principal, and his co-defendants, as sureties, executed and delivered the bond in suit, and that the principal on the same day…
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