Watts v. Eufaula National Bank
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Conrt of Barbour, Heard before the lion. John A. Foster. The bill in this case was filed on the 19th December, 1882, by Thomas II.
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Appeal from the Chancery Conrt of Barbour, Heard before the lion. John A. Foster. The bill in this case was filed on the 19th December, 1882, by Thomas II. Watts and others, as creditors of Wiley E. Jones, on behalf of themselves and all other creditors who might make themselves parties and contribute to the expenses of the suit, against the said Wiley E. Jones, the Eufaula National Bank, B. H. Dent and others; and sought to have a mortgage, which the said Jones had executed to said Dent and others, declared a general assignment, enuring to the benefit of all his creditors equally. The…
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
— Wiley Jones was, in 1874, elected judge of probate of Parbour county, and re-elected in 1880. While discharging the duties of his office under these elections, he was found to be a defaulter to a large amount, for moneys collected by him on account of licenses issued under the revenue law, and also in arrears to different persons for moneys received in his official capacity. The State having commenced suit against him and his sureties on his official bonds, an arrangement was made, about May 30th, 1882, between Jones and some of his sureties, by which the sureties borrowed and obtained…
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