Singer Manuf'g Co. v. Coon
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from sixth district court. Action by the Singer Manufacturing Company against Abraham Coon, as administrator of George Coon, deceased, on a bond. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtBookstaveb, J.
This action was brought against one George Coon upon a bond which he had executed as surety for one Frederick Joseph, an employé of the plaintiff, for moneys collected by him while in the employ of the company from the lessees of its machines, and not accounted for or turned over. The surety alone is sued in the action, and his liability under the bond is limited b> the sum of §200 and 10 per cent, attorney’s fees, making in all $220-In order to a clear understanding of the questions of law involved in this case, it is necessary to give a somewhat extended statement of the way in which the…
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