County of Mendocino v. Johnson
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Mendocino County and from an order denying a new trial. S. K. Dougherty, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
This is an action brought by the county of Mendocino against J. E. Johnson, formerly its tax collector, and against the sureties upon his official bond, to recover the sum of $3,000, moneys which it is alleged were collected by the tax collector and not accounted for by him in accordance with law. The cause was tried by a jury, which rendered a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $2,886.80. From the judgment which followed, and from the order denying defendants a new trial, they prosecute these appeals.
The complaint alleged that the defendant Johnson, as tax collector, on and after the first…
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