Agricultural Insurance v. Keeler
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Debt on a bond; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County, and tried to the court on a general denial, before jBeardsley, J. Judgment for the plaintiffs and motion for a new trial by the defendant Keeler, for error in the admission of evidence. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
This is an action of debt on a joint and several bond. In the penal part of the instrument no distinction is made between the obligors; each appears to be a principal. The condition of the bond however plainly shows that the obligations incurred were on account of Raymond only, and' that if Keeler should be held liable to the obligees he would have his remedy over against Raymond. Raymond must therefore be considered the principal and Keeler the surety.
On the 23d of May, 1871, the plaintiffs appointed Raymond their agent to take applications for policies of insurance, and to collect and remit…
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