Holloway v. Richardson

' OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BALLOU, J (Hartwell, O.J., dissenting.)

This was an action on the official bond of Edward Vivian Richardson, a clerk in the burean of water works. Judgment was given against the principal and sureties, and the sureties bring a bill of exceptions of which we find it necessary to consider only those relating to their liability.

* There is no statute creating the office of clerk in the bureau of water works nor defining his duties, but the appointment was made in pursuance of an appropriation for “Salary of Clerk” under the head “Department of Public Works” and subhead…