State Ex Rel. Morris v. National Surety Co.

This is an action against a sheriff and the surety on his official bond, for damages for the wrongful death of a prisoner arrested by a deputy sheriff. The suit was brought in the name of the State, on the relation of the widow of the deceased prisoner. The declaration contains four counts, to all of which a demurrer was sustained, and the widow has appealed in error.

The nature of the action is as described in Brower v. Watson, 146 Tenn., 626, 244 S. W., 362, the wrongful conduct of1 the deputy sheriff being alleged as constituting the breach of the official bond of the sheriff, for which the…