Maryland Casualty Co. v. Tucker

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered against the plaintiff in error, defendant below, in the district court of Washington county, in an action brought by defendant in error, plaintiff below, to recover upon a fidelity bond upon which the plaintiff in error was surety.

Plaintiff was county sheriff of Washington county. His deputy, Greenwood, gave a $1,000 bond upon which defendant was surety. Greenwood embezzled certain funds, and in March, 1934, plaintiff notified defendant’s representative Woods, from whom the bond had been purchased, that there would probably be a loss under the bond.…