McFarlane v. Dick

The defendant Dick is a constable of Harrison County, and his codefendants are sureties upon his official bond. The claim here sought to be enforced against said bond grows out of a transaction which may be stated, as follows: One McGookin owned a team which he sold to one Ilower, taking a mortgage on the property to secure the agreed price. This mortgage McGookin assigned to plaintiff, and thereafter Ilower, being unable to pay the debt McGookin, acting for the plaintiff, arranged with Ilower to surrender the team to plaintiff and receive back the note and mortgage. Dor this purpose McGookin…