Carroll County v. Ruggles
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Carroll Cwcuit Cowt. This is an action at law upon tbe official bond of W. R. Buggies, late treasurer of Carroll county, to recover some $24,000 of public money which it is alleged said Buggies failed to account for and pay over to his successor in office. There was a trial to the court without a jury, and a judgment for the plaintiff. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBotheock, J.
I. W. B. Buggies was elected treasurer of Carroll county at the general election in the year 1881. He was re-elected at the general election in 1883, and the bond upon which this suit is brought was approved by the board of supervisors at their meeting in January, 1884. In July, 1884, Buggies absconded, and it was found that he was a defaulter in the sum of about $24,000. There'are various defenses pleaded by the sureties upon the bond, which we will proceed to consider.' Some of them may properly be disposed of in a very brief manner.
The defendant E. Evans pleaded that he did not sign the…
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