Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Bowman

*6The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This is a consolidation of two appeals from judgments in favor of the Santa Fe Railway and Frank Rockefeller against Earl T. Bowman for the value of certain cattle alleged to have been stolen from the plaintiffs. Funds in the hands of one John S. Surber were garnisheed, and by order of court divided between the Santa Fe and Rockefeller, their suits having been filed simultaneously.

Surber signed the bond of Bowman for his appearance to answer to a charge of cattle-stealing; and to secure him, Bowman placed $1000 in Surber’s hands upon…