American Surety Co. v. State ex rel. Souers
Indiana Court of Appeals
Prom Whitley Circuit Court; Luke H. Wrigley, Judge. Action by the State of Indiana on the relation of Retta Souers and others against the American Surety Company of New York. Prom a judgment for plaintiffs, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHottel, C. J.
— Appellee Retta Souers is the wife, and the other appellees are the children of Thomas Souers, and this action was brought by the State, with said appellees as relators, to recover on a saloon-keeper’s bond, executed by John S. Brown as principal and appellant as surety.
The action is based on §8355 Burns 1908, §5323 R. S. 1881, and the breach or violation of duty by the principal of the bond relied on, as creating the liability alleged in the complaint, is the unlawful sale of liquor to said Thomas Souers at a time when he was intoxicated, resulting in a loss to the relators of their means…
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