Scott v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

Appellant, Guy Scott, a resident citizen of Jefferson County, Alabama, instituted this suit in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County against the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, a corporation, as surety on the bond of Arnold Harbour, sheriff of Kemper County, - Mississippi. The complaint is grounded on an alleged assault and battery of the plaintiff by Arnold Harbour, as sheriff while acting under color of his office. It is allegéd that appellee, as surety, and Arnold Harbour, as principal, entered into- a bond in the penal sum of $10,000 conditioned upon the…