Legal Opinion
FARMERS'BANK OF ALAMO, GA. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1928No. 5277PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree for $3,346.45 in favor of the commissioner of roads and revenues of Wheeler county, Ga., against J. F. Wright, sheriff of that county, as principal, the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, as surety on the sheriff’s bond, and the Farmers’ Bank of Alamo, Ga. The' decree pro • vides that, upon payment of the amount adjudged, the surety shall he subrogated to the rights- of the commissioner as against the sheriff and the bank. It was shown without dispute that the amount of the decree represented the sheriff’s shortage in tax moneys…
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