The W.T. Rawleigh Co. v. McAteer

Appellant instituted suit in the Nevada circuit court against J. R. McAteer as principal and J. C. Ingram and D. H. McAteer as sureties on a bond executed to appellant indemnifying it against any loss by reason of selling and supplying merchandise to J. R. McAteer under contract with him. An amendment to the complaint was filed, stating that J. R. McAteer . had been adjudged incompetent by .the probate court of Howard county, and making his wife and guardian, Ella A. McAteer, a party to the suit.

It was alleged that under the terms of the contract between appellant and J. R. McAteer he was…