Legal Opinion
Cone v. American Surety Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 21, 1923No. 13348, 13349PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
Only the 2d, 3d, and 6th headnotes require elaboration.
The court did not err in striking the sheriff as one of the defendants and leaving the case to proceed against the surety alone. *679The official bond of the sheriff, upon which suit was brought in this ease, was a joint and several obligation. The case of Morrison v. Slaton, 148 Ga. 294 (96 S. E. 422), was a suit against a surety company which had become surety on the official bond of a sheriff, and against the representative of the estate of the sheriff. In that case the Supreme Court held that “liability…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. GriffithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Waldrop v. WolffSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- McMillan v. Heard National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Atlantic Coast Line R. v. BlalockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
- Reid v. FlippenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1872
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Richardson v. PotterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Griffin v. H. C. Whitmer Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Service Casualty Co. v. CarrCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960