Zach v. Pond

Respondent sued defendant Pond as a produce dealer, and appellant Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, as his surety, under chap. 236, Sess. Laws 1927, amended chap. 180, Sess. Laws 1929, for a balance of $1847 due on a sale of potatoes by respondent to defendant Pond, December 23, 1929, with interest from said date at seven per cent per annum.

The Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, the only appellant, admitted that Pond was a produce dealer, and that it was his surety, but generally denied that the particular sale was within the terms of the statute.

At the trial, defendant Pond, as a…