Hughes v. McDermitt
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Maso'n County. Action by Ashbell Hughes against J. O. McDermitt and F. E. Bletner. Decree for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Ritz, Judge:
The defendant J. O. McDermitt was sheriff of Mason county for the four years ending on the 31st of December, 1908, and the plaintiff Ashbell Hughes was one of the sureties on his official bond as such sheriff, as well as one of the his deputies, during his term of office. After the close of McDermitt’s term of office lie was indebted to the county in considerable sums of money, and, not paying the same upon demand, suit was brought against him and his sureties, and a judgment recovéred against them for more than nineteen thousand dollars. It seems that the plaintiff Hughes was…
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