Ray v. Bd. of Twp. Trustees

This is an action to recover damages against the township trustees of Trenton township for their negligence in the discharge of an official duty, in that the trustees failed to procure a surety bond from the contractor to secure the payment to the plaintiff in error, F. A. Eay, trustee, for materials furnished and used by the contractor in the construction of a township road.

The cause was tried to a jury, and at the conclusion of all the evidence a verdict was directed against the plaintiff, and from the judgment entered thereon the plaintiff prosecutes error.

It appears from the pleadings and…