Com. ex rel. Russell v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.

Lewis, J.,

— This is an action against a notary public and her surety for an alleged default under the conditions of the bond given to the Commonwealth (pursuant to section eight of the Act of March 5, 1791, 3 Sm. Laws 6) to “well and truly and faithfully in all things execute and perform the duties of said office of notary public according to the several acts of assembly relating thereto.”

*417The complaint in substance is that Marie A. Gorman, a notary, certified to an acknowledgment of a forged assignment of certificate of title covering Russell’s motor vehicle, purporting to have been executed…