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215 N.C. 279

1 S.E.2d 870

Avery County v. . Braswell

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided March 22, 1939

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1939-03-22

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently October 1951

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Decided 1939-03-22

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¶1Civil action to recover damages of defendant J. D. Braswell and his bondsman, alleged to have been sustained by reason of malfeasance in office of county accountant of Avery County, heard upon demurrer to complaint.

¶2This is companion action to that entitled Avery County v. Braswell,ante, 270. The allegations of the complaint there set forth in substance are the same as in this action, except in these respects: (1) The term of office here begun 1 January, 1937, and terminated 1 July, 1937; (2) The surety here is the defendant The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York; and (3) The amount paid Bray Brothers Company as alleged in paragraph 9 is $1,102.50, composed of county vouchers, one on 10 January, 1937, for $200, and the other, 1 February, 1937, for $902.50.

¶3Upon these allegations plaintiffs pray judgment against J. D. Braswell in the sum of $1,102.50, and against defendant The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York in the penal sum of the bond to be discharged upon payment of $1,102.50, and for costs.

¶4Defendants demurred to the complaint for that it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against the defendants, or either of them.

¶5From judgment overruling the demurrer, defendants appeal to the Supreme Court and assign error. The decision in the case of Avery County v. Braswell, ante, 270, is determinative of this appeal.

¶6The judgment below is

¶7Affirmed.

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