Larson v. Hodge
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for • King county, Mackintosh, J., entered May 3,1917, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action upon the official bond of a sheriff.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
This is an action brought by Gladie M. Larson, administratrix of the estate of B. F. Richardson, deceased, to recover damages from the defendants, Robert T. Hodge, as sheriff of King county, and the National Surety Company, surety on his official bond, for a wrongful return of sale.
Prior to March, 1915, B. F. Richardson was the holder of a chattel mortgage on the “City of Bothel,” a small boat plying on the waters of Lake Washington. The mortgage being overdue, foreclosure proceedings were instituted through the sheriff’s office under Title VIII, ch. 1, of Rem. Code (§§ 1104-1115). On March…
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