Irion v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Lauderdale. Tried before the Hon. W. B. Wood. This action was brought by William G. Lewis, against Thomas C. Irion, Philip I. Irion, and Elijah G. Chandler; was commenced on the 10th February, 1874; and was founded on tbe official bond of tbe said Thomas C. Irion as a justice of the peace, which was dated the 7th November, 1871, and ¡ was conditioned that tbe said Thomas C. “shall faithfully discharge the duties of said office, during the…
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Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Lauderdale. Tried before the Hon. W. B. Wood. This action was brought by William G. Lewis, against Thomas C. Irion, Philip I. Irion, and Elijah G. Chandler; was commenced on the 10th February, 1874; and was founded on tbe official bond of tbe said Thomas C. Irion as a justice of the peace, which was dated the 7th November, 1871, and ¡ was conditioned that tbe said Thomas C. “shall faithfully discharge the duties of said office, during the time he continues therein, or discharges any of the duties thereof.” The complaint alleged, as breaches of the condition of…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
The damages which are recoverable must be the natural and proximate consequence of the act complained of as injurious. — 1 Brick. Dig. 522, § 8; Bullock v. Ferguson, 30 Ala. 227; Sims v. Glazener, 14 Ala. 595 ; Burton v. Holley, 29 Ala. 318; Ivey v. McQueen, 17 Ala. 408. Damages, for remote or consequential loss, cannot be recovered. — Sedg. Dam. 65.
The present is a suit against a justice of the peace and his sureties on his official bond. Two breaches are assigned. The first is, that on a trial of the right of property had before said Thomas 0. Irion and another justice, in which the…
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