Taylor v. LaFollette
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Application of C. W. Taylor, slieriíf, for writ of mandamus against L. M. La Follette, auditor. Writ granted, and defendant appeals.
1Dissent
Dent, Judge,
(dissenting) :
The essential facts in this case are as follows: N. J. Keadel was elected sheriff of Mingo County, for the term beginning January 1, 1897, and gave bond as such with certain persons as sureties whose names are not revealed in the record.
On the — day of -, 1898, by the requirements of the county court, he executed an additional bond with John Effier and Wm. M. Cox as his sureties.
The county court having ascertained that Keadle was defaulting in the discharge of the duties of his office and that his sureties were insufficient, required him to execute a second…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. WadeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1879