County of Sonoma v. Stofen
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sonoma County, and from an order denying a new trial. S. IL Dougherty, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
—This is an action brought by the county of Sonoma against Stofen, its ex-treasurer, and against his bondsmen, to recover the sum of seven thousand eight hundred and fifteen dollars and seventy-nine cents, alleged to have been converted by Stofen while he was treasurer. The defendants denied the conversion, and set up as a defense that Stofen had been robbed of the money. Judgment passed for plaintiff and defendants moved for a new trial. Upon denial of their motion they appealed, both from that order and from the judgment.
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