Hawkins v. National Surety Corp.

Mrs. Ida Hawkins brought an action against I. L. Lawson and National Surety Corporation as surety on his bond as sheriff of Hall Couffigq Georgia, to recover damages for the homicide of her husband by two of his deputies. The petition alleged, that I. L. Lawson was the duly elected sheriff of Hall County, Georgia, and as such gave an official bond on which the defendant corporation, as successor to National Surety Company, was surety; that acting under color of and by virtue of his office as sheriff he appointed Lee Land and J. C. Smith deputy sheriffs, and they were so acting at the time of…