Lindblom v. Johnston
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Smith, J., entered March 6, 1915, in favor of the plaintiff, upon withdrawing the case from the consideration of the jury, in an action for contribution.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
— The facts giving rise to the present cause of action, briefly stated, are the following: Some time prior to July 16, 1900, one Joseph H. Wright was appointed postmaster of the post office at Nome, Alaska. On the day named, he qualified as such by giving bond to the United States in the penal sum of $20,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties. His sureties on the bond were Erik O. Lindblom, Jafet Lindeberg, E. W. Johnston, Bernard Niebling, Alex/Allardyce, W. H. Ferguson, Frank J. Lackie, Virgil Moore, and Alonzo Rawson. Subsequently Wright defaulted in his accounts, and…
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