Trantham v. Russell

Appellee brought this action in the circuit court of Prentiss county against appellants, C. G. Trantham, superintendent of education of that county, and the surety on his official bond, National Surety Company, to recover the sum of eight hundred eighty-four dollars and sixteen cents, the aggregate amount of school teachers’ pay certificates and school truck drivers ’ pay certificates issued by the superintendent and owned and held by appellee, which appellee alleged were issued in violation of law, and for payment of which the superintendent was liable on his official bond. The case was…