People ex rel. Fletcher v. Lee

This is an action brought by plaintiffs against defendants for an alleged violation of the conditions of the official bond of defendant Lee, as coroner of Saginaw county, the defendant Hill being a surety upon the bond. The violation charged was the failure of the coroner to take a sufficient bond, after exception had been taken to the one given, in a replevin suit; the coroner taking no new bond, but accepting the one already given, which proved to be worthless.

The defendants, as part of their defense, offered evidence to prove, and were allowed to prove, that the property claimed by the…