Pierce v. Mills

This was an action against Jesse Pierce, the sheriff of Lake county, and his sureties, on his official bond. The bond is dated June 29th, 1857, and is conditioned in the usual form fo.r the faithful discharge of the duties of the sheriff, &c. The breach assigned is that the sheriff had in *28his hands an execution in favor of the plaintiffs, had collected money thereon, and had failed to pay over the same according to law. Proper issues having been made, the case was submitted to the Court, who found against the defendants 424 dollars and 50 cents. And, thereupon, the plaintiffs moved for a…