Board of County Commissioners of Garfield v. Porter

Opinion of the court by

Burford, C. J.:

The defendant in error, Porter, served two terms as sheriff of Garfield county. The other defendants in error were sureties ¡on his official bond. The board of county commissioners allowed and paid him for transporting prisoners to the. penitentiary, and for transporting insane persons. This is an action to recover the moneys so illegally allowed and paid. The defendants in error pleaded the settlements with the county board as an estoppel. The district court heard the case upon an agreed statement of facts and gave judgment for the defendants in error,…