County of Bay v. Marvin

Defendant Marvin was sheriff of the county of Bay. In his first term of office defendant -¿Etna Casualty and Surety Company was surety on his official bond, and in his second term defendant Michigan Surety Company was surety. Federal prisoners were committed to the jail from time to time, for the board of whom the sheriff was paid 75 cents a day by the United States, in accordance with an agreement between the sheriff and the Federal government covering the matter. For the keeping of State prisoners the sheriff was paid by the county 15 cents per meal.

In these two suits instituted against the…