League v. National Surety Corporation

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Associate Justice Fishburne.

This is an action against National Surety Corporation, the surety on the official bond of one George Thompson, a State highway patrolman, for damages to a truck and trailer alleged to have been caused by the negligence and unlawful conduct of the patrolman while acting as such on the night' of April 1, 1940. The damages to plaintiff’s truck were sustained when it collided with another truck which had been stopped on the highway by the officer. The case resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of…