Legal Opinion
Equitable Surety Co. v. City of Newport
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided March 24, 1922PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Appeal from Campbell Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
*364Opinion op the Court by
Judge Clay
Reversing.
The city of Newport -brought suit against D'amian L. Kehl, former clerk of the department of public property, and his sureties, the Equitable Surety Company and the New England Equitable Insurance Company, to recover about $15,000.00, which it is alleged that Kehl collected for the cty and failed to account for. Judgment was rendered'against Kehl for the full amount sued for and against his sureties for $5,000.00 each. The sureties appeal.
Newport is a city of the second class and was operating under the commission form of government. All the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Estate of Ramsay v. People ex rel. Southern Illinois PenitentiaryIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- The People v. . VilasNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Clark v. Logan CountyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Elliott v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- County of Spokane v. AllenWashington Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Dishman v. Coleman, Auditor of CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Board of Trustees of Elkton Graded Common School DistCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Livingston County v. DunnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
- Wolfe County v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
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