State Ex Rel. Grassie v. Masterson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

This action was brought by the state for the benefit of Crawford County against Gene E. Masterson, county treasurer, and the corporate surety on his official bond, The Western Surety Company, to recover $59,500.00 which Masterson allegedly embezzled from county funds during his tenure of office.

Masterson is not a party to this appeal. For convenience The Western Surety Company will be referred to hereafter as Western.

The issues on appeal concern the application of the applicable statute of limitations (K. S. A. 60-512[2]) to the stipulated…