Star Insurance Co. of America v. Carey

*206The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

These cases, which were consolidated for trial, were actions to recover, on separate bonds executed by the defendant H. J. Carey, to insure the fidelity of the late Claude B. Carey, of Hutchinson, in his capacity as local soliciting and recording agent for the plaintiff insurance companies. The agent died about two months after the bonds were given, at which time he was in arrears in his remittances to plaintiffs for insurance premiums collected by him for insurance policies' issued to various persons through the local agency of Claude B.…