Tilghman v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

In May, 1918, the plaintiff in error brought an action against The United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company upon a forthcoming bond upon which it was surety and which was executed by it in May, 1913, to W. G. Tilghman for himself as surviving partner and trustee for the estate of John Q. Tilghman, deceased.

AY. G. Tilghman, for himself and in his representative capacity, as above stated, had brought an action at law against C. E. Melton to enforce a perfected lien against certain sawn lumber, the property of Melton, and obtained a writ of attachment against the lumber, which was taken into…