Board of County Commissioners v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover from defendant Dennis M. Sullivan, former auditor of that county, and his sureties, $5,869.22 upon his official bond. The case was tried before Jaggard, J., who found in favor of plaintiff for the sum demanded. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendants appealed.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover from defendant Dennis M. Sullivan, former auditor of that county, and his sureties, $5,869.22 upon his official bond. The case was tried before Jaggard, J., who found in favor of plaintiff for the sum demanded. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendants appealed. There is no evidence in the case that Walter B. Bourne was the duly appointed deputy county auditor of the county of Ramsey for whose acts the defendants, Sullivan and his sureties, were responsible, nor does the evidence disclose that he was a de facto deputy…
1Opinion of the Court
LOVELY, J.2
This action was brought to recover on the bond of the auditor of Ramsey county and his sureties for the criminal misfeasance of W. B. Bourne, who was convicted, and is now serving a term in the penitentiary for the fabrication of refundment and redemption warrants upon which he illegally obtained money and checks from the county treasurer. The cause was tried to the court, who made findings of fact holding defendants liable for the aggregate sum thereby obtained. Judgment was *203directed therefor. A motion for new trial was denied. From this order defendants appeal.
The facts are not…
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- State ex rel. Hull v. DavisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1871
- State v. BourneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Board of County Commissioners v. ElmundSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
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