Board of Education of Jackson v. Hatton

Opinion of the Court by

Drury, Commissioner

Affirming in part and reversing in part.

The appellant began this as an action at law against Charles L. Hatton, and his surety, the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, to recover of them $4,-881.17, alleged to be due appellant for taxes collected by Hatton for it and not turned over to its treasurer; it recovered a judgment for $2,249.13 only, and it has appealed; and, Hatton having pleaded and attempted to prove he had overpaid appellant $1,379.08, has prosecuted a cross-appeal in which his surety has joined and is complaining of the rendition of…