County of Dodge v. Martin

Murphy, Justice.

These appeals are taken from orders denying separate motions for a new trial in an action commenced by Dodge and Steele Counties against principals and sureties on bonds guaranteeing payment of costs and expenses with reference to the establishment of a drainage ditch. The defendants impleaded as third-party defendants others who had signed the petition for the establishment of the ditch claiming that they were also liable for the indebtedness represented by the bonds. The trial court concluded that all of the petitioners, including those who signed the bond and those who did…