Fitzhugh v. First National Bank of Batesville

¡Smith, J..Appellants filed suit against the First National Bank of Batesville, and for their cause of action alleged the following facts:

'They were sureties on the official bond of William J. DeCamp, as sheriff and collector of Independence County. On the 30th day of December, 1926, the accounts of the said DeCamp as collector were being examined and audited by the commissioners of accounts of Independence County, and it appeared certain at the time that the said De'Camp was short in his accounts in a considerable sum, and, as his term of office expired December 31, 1926, it was necessary…