Wilson v. Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance

This action was commenced before a justice of the peace to recover five hundred dollars deposited by plaintiff as collateral security with defendant Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company. Plaintiff obtained a judgment against defendant in the justice court, and defendant appealed to the circuit court. The appeal bond was executed by the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland as surety.

The trial anew in the circuit court resulted in a judgment for plaintiff against defendant Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company and its surety, the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, for…