Columbia County v. Massie
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: E. D. Shattucic, Judge. Action at law by Columbia County against G. A. Massie and others to recover a certain sum collected by Massie as taxes, and taken with him when he fled from the country as a defaulter. There was a judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendants, hence this appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Bean.
1. This is an action against G-. A. Massie, late sheriff of Columbia County, and the sureties on his official undertaking, to recover the sum of $3,500 on account of taxes collected by him and not accounted for according to law. Massie was elected sheriff in June, 1892, and qualified by giving an official undertaking in the sum of $10,000, as required by section 2392 Of the Code, with the other defendants as sureties, but failed and neglected to give the additional bond required by section 2794 before entering upon his duties as tax collector, and the single…
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