Livingston v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Bonds. Principal and surety. Tax. Subrogation. Before Judge Boynton. Newton superior court. March term, 1887. Eeported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The bill having been dismissed upon demurrer, the general question whether it contained equity subdivides into two questions, one as to the right, the other as to the remedy.
1. The tax-collector of Newton county for the year 1884, having made default, the comptroller-general issued a fi. fa. against him and the sureties on his official bond for the amount of State taxes not paid over. A balance on this fi. fa. not paid by the collector, was paid by the sureties, so that the State was satisfied in full. The effect of this was to subrogate the sureties, both at law and…
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