Akers v. State ex rel. Kent
Cases that cite this one
6 later published cases cite this decision.
- State Ex Rel. Nagle v. Stafford (Mont. 1934)
- State ex rel. Chenoweth v. Acton (Mont. 1904)
- State ex rel. Carson v. Harrison (Ind. 1888)
- Gosman v. State ex rel. Schumacher (Ind. 1886)
- Elam v. State ex rel. Taylor (Ind. 1881)
- Butler v. State ex rel. McFatridge (Ind. 1863)
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Opinion of the Court
Suit against a sheriff and his sureties on his official bond.
Judgment for the plaintiffs.
It is said two paragraphs of the answer were not replied to; but they set up no defense. The issues tried embraced the merits of the whole case; and no ground appears for the reversal of the judgment. See Tuley v. The State, 1 Ind. R. 500, and The State v. Porter, 7 id. 204. A sheriff holds till his successor is elected and qualified. The bond sued on was conditioned for the discharge of duties till a successor was elected and qualified, and, hence, continued the liability of sureties till that event, even if it otherwise would not have done so, a point we do not decide.
The judgment below is affirmed with costs.
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