Crawford v. Foster
Supreme Court of Georgia
Debt on Bond, in Decatur Superior Court. Tried before Judge Warren, December Term, 1848. There were a number of errors assigned in this cause, but the' judgment of the Circuit Court being affirmed upon one point, and the others not being considered by this Court, it is unnecessary to insert a statement of the facts. . For the facts referring to the point decided, the reader is referred to the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
This is a writ of error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Decatur County.
It was an action of debt, brought by the Governor of the State, for the use of Green Mitchell, as administrator of William Montgomery, deceased, against David Foster, Ira Sanborn and John Harrell, upon a bond executed by D. Foster, as principal, and the other defendants as his sureties, conditioned, that Foster, who had been elected Sheriff of Decatur County, should truly and faithfully discharge the duties of his office according to law, and should collect and pay over…
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