Moore v. . Boudinot

The parties (with others who are admitted to be insolvent) were, in person or as representatives, sureties upon one or (191) more of the four official bonds given by the Clerk and Master for Chatham County, during the years 1855, 1856, 1857 and 1858, and, some of them having been compelled to pay money on account of a default by their principal, a question arose, whether contribution could be enforced against the others, and if so, in what proportion. The principal, who is insolvent, was appointed Clerk and Master at Fall Term 1847, and was never formally re-appointed, but continued to act as…