Fentriss v. State ex rel. Watkins

The appellee sued the appellants, a justice of the peace and his sureties, on the official bond of the justice. The common pleas overruled a demurrer to the complaint, which was filed by- the appellants. They excepted to this ruling, and declining further to answer, judgment was rendered against them. The only question presented here is as to the sufficiency of the complaint.

The facts alleged in the complaint are these; that Fentriss, one of the appellants, was a justice of the peace in Patoka township in Gibson county, and the other appellants, Robb and Skinner, were the sureties on his…