City of Kansas City v. Burns

The opinion of the court was delivered- by

Hutchison, J.:

This is an action by the city of Kansas City, against L. M. Bums, cashier of the water and light department of the city, and the surety on his bond to recover $5,689.81, an alleged shortage existing on April 20, 1929, in the funds collected by him for the city.

The allegations of the amended petition are in the usual form, setting up a copy of the bond and its approval on May 10, 1927, insuring the cashier to April 28, 1929, and that Burns, as cashier, withheld from the city the funds of the city to the sum of $5,689.31, although demand…