Latham v. Brewer

— There is a somewhat involved statement giving the history of the litigation which has resulted in the present appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment in. the trial court in favor of defendants. But it all comes, in substance, to this; Plaintiff and defendants Brewer and Bell were cosureties on one Cooper’s bond as curator of the estate of his grandchildren. Cooper became insolvent and died indebted to his ■ wards. In an agreed statement of facts it appears that before the bond was signed by plaintiff as surety he demanded and received from Cooper the assignment of a life insurance policy;…