Mathis v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Principal and Surety. State. State Depositories. Bonds. Governor. Liens. Corporations. Estoppel Fraud. Before Judge Branham. Floyd County. At Chambers.' June 7,1883. The fácts reported in the case of Colquitt, governor, vs. Simpson & Ledbetter (the second case preceding this) sufficiently report the appointment of the state depository, the bond given by it and the execution issued thereon.
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Principal and Surety. State. State Depositories. Bonds. Governor. Liens. Corporations. Estoppel Fraud. Before Judge Branham. Floyd County. At Chambers.' June 7,1883. The fácts reported in the case of Colquitt, governor, vs. Simpson & Ledbetter (the second case preceding this) sufficiently report the appointment of the state depository, the bond given by it and the execution issued thereon. This execution was levied on certain property of Samuel Morgan, one of the sureties on the bond, and he filed his bill to enjoin the sale, alleging, ill brief, as follows: It. was the duty of the governor…
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Chief Justice.
This is another of the cases arising from the failure of the Bank of Rome as a depository of the money of the state. Morgan, one of the sureties on the bond of that bank as such depository, filed a bill against the sheriff of Floyd county to enjoin that officer from proceeding further in the enforcement of levies on the property of this surety, on various grounds set up in the bill and various affidavits therewith submitted to the chancellor in support of the allegations of the bill. The chancellor thereupon, and *522upon the defences thereto made by the state, granted the…
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