State v. Charles

These actions were brought by the state, for the use of Clarke county, - against the defendants, upon the official bonds of the county commissioners of Clarke county, to recover the amount the county has been compelled to pay as damages to the owner and occupants of an automobile who were injured by a failure of the board of commissioners to keep the highway and bridge at a certain point in proper .repair.

The cases are submitted upon demurrer to the petition. The main and controlling question is whether the commissioners are liable upon their official bonds for a failure to keep the highways…