State ex rel. Matney v. Spencer

This action was commenced in Buchanan circuit court against Spencer and his co-defendants, sureties, on his official bond as sheriff of said county.

The petition, omitting formal parts, alleges: That said James L. Spencer has failed to pay said $50,000, the penalty mentioned in said bond, nor has he performed the conditions thereof, but so to do has failed in this: that whilst acting as sheriff’ as aforesaid, two executions were issued against relators from the circuit court of Buchanan county, and directed to said Spencer, sheriff’ as aforesaid, and were delivered to him, and that ho levied…