Legal Opinion

Johns v. Hastings & Saxton

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1879PublishedCited by 1 opinion

At the March Term, 1878, of the Doniphan district court, Hastings & Saxton, as plaintiffs, had judgment against Johns, as principal, and Frank M. Tracy, and E. D. Shumate, as sureties. The action was brought upon the official bond of said Johns, as constable of Centre township in said county. Johns and his sureties bring the case here.

1Per curiam

This judgment is affirmed as to plaintiff in error Johns, on the authority of Dickson v. Randal, 19 Kas. 212; and reversed as to the other plaintiffs in error, upon the authority of Monger v. Comm’rs of Harvey Co., ante, p. 318.

The costs of this court will be divided between plaintiff in error Johns, and the defendants in error.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Dickson v. RandalSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Board of Commissioners v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1880