Legal Opinion
Seaboard Surety Co. v. State Savings Bank of Ann Arbor
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 11, 1943No. Docket No. 36, Calendar No. 42,187PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWiest, J.
In 1937, Emmett M. Gibb was the Washtenaw county clerk and plaintiff herein was surety on his official bond. Shortage in his accounts was discovered, occasioned by his indorsement of several checks, payable to him as county clerk on account of welfare contributions by county municipalities and townships, and depositing them in his personal drawing account at the defendant bank and checking parts thereof for his personal use. There was no special designated depository for such funds. Plaintiff, as surety on the official bond of the clerk, paid the amount of the defalcation and the county…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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