State ex rel. the Board of Commissioners v. Clark

On the 27th day of February, 1855, the state, on the relation of the board of commissioners of Daviess county, commenced a suit against Clark, Brand, and Waller, as sureties of one Cole, on the official bond of Cole, as surplus revenue agent for said county, dated in 1841.

Three breaches were assigned: 1. That the said Cole had received certain moneys belonging to that fund, which he failed to pay over to the school commissioner as required by law, and died. 2. That he received moneys of said fund, which he converted to his own use. 3. That he loaned moneys from said fund without taking the…