King County v. United Pacific Insurance

Langenbach, J. †

This is an action against respondent Bonnell as judge of the Roxbury District Justice Court together with certain employees of that court and their official bond as defendants. The county sought damages for unfaithful performance of their duties in failing to account for certain funds found missing in an audit by the State Auditor’s office, Division of Municipal Corporations.

Respondent denied that he had any statutory duty to make deposits or in any way to account for the missing funds. He alleged that other court personnel handled these funds for which he was not accountable.…