¶1This judgment must be affirmed, according to the case of the State v. Moore, (19 Mo. Rep. 369,) where it is holden that the suit upon the official bond of an officer, given to the state, must be in the name of the state, as the trustee of an express trust, within the meaning of our new practice aet. Judgment affirmed accordingly.
21 Mo. 112
Meier v. Lester
Decided March 15, 1855
Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1855-03-15
Louis Court of Common Pleas. This was an action brought in the name of Meier, upon a constable’s bond given to the state. The breach of the condition was alleged in the petition to consist in a seizure and sale by the constable of property of the plaintiff, which was by law exempt from execution. A demurrer to the petition was sustained by the court below, and the plaintiff appealed.
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Decided 1855-03-15
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