Supreme Court of the United States, 1816

Anderson v. Longden

Anderson v. Longden
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided February 15, 1816 · Marshall
14 U.S. 85 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Swann, for the plaintiff in' error,, Lee, for the defendant in error,

Anderson v. Longden

Opinion of the Court

Marshall, Ch. J.

The case of the sheriff’s bond is very different. The commission of sheriffs . xr. „ ■ , . ,. • ,m Virginia, is annual; oí course, his sureties are bound for one year only.- It is true, the directors of this company are elected annually; hut the company has not said that the agent shall be for one year only: his appointment is during - pleasure. The sureties do not become sureties in consequence of their confidence in the directors, but of their confidence in the agent whose sureties they are. The court is unanimously of the opinion that the judgment of the circuit court ought to be affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.

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