State ex rel. Slay v. Williams
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Pressley, J., Abbeville, June, 1882. This was an action in the name of the State, ex relatione Sallie B. Slay, in behalf of herself and other creditors, under the official bond of L. P. Guffin, late sheriff, against Roger L. Williams, commenced in March, 1882. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Me. Chief Justice Simpson.
This was an action on the official bond of the late sheriff of Abbeville county, one Lawrence P. Guffin, on which the defendant, appellant, was bound as one of the sureties of the said Guffin. The bond was in the usual form of such bonds, and obligated the parties jointly and severally.
The respondent brought the action in behalf of herself and all other creditors of the said sheriff who might come in and contribute to the expenses, alleging, as breaches of the bond, that Guffin had collected and received large sums of money on…
2Cited by1 opinion
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