Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Wilkinson County
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Wilkinson county. HoN. J. S. Hicks, Chancellor. Suit by Wilkinson county against the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland and others. From an order-overruling the demurrer of the surety companies, they appeal.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Wilkinson county. HoN. J. S. Hicks, Chancellor. Suit by Wilkinson county against the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland and others. From an order-overruling the demurrer of the surety companies, they appeal. Appellee, complainant in the court below, filed a bill in chancery making parties defendant the Citizens’ Bank of Wilkinson county, its president, vice president, and receiver, and seven surety companies, who were sureties on the bonds of said bank as depository of the funds of Wilkinson county. The surety companies demurred to' the bill, the court…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
This is an appeal from a decree overruling a demurrer, filed by appellant surety companies, to appellee’s bill, and was allowed for the purpose of settling the principles of the case. According to the allegations of appellee’s bill, the Citizens’ Banh was designated and acted as depository of the funds of Wilkinson county for the year 1912, and was designated as county depository for 1912, and acted as such until the 18th day of January, 1913, when' it suspended payment, closed its doors, and was placed in the hands of a receiver. The bank executed a bond to the county, guaranteeing the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Coahoma County v. BrownMississippi Supreme Court · 1881
- Board of Supervisors v. AlfordMississippi Supreme Court · 1887
3Cited by5 opinions
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