¶1A PERSON being commissioned a justice of the peace, executed a bond with surety to the governor, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his official duties, and for the payment, to the persons entitled, of all moneys that should come into his *16hands by virtue of Ms office, At the time the bond was exethere was no statute in force authorising the execution of such a bond by a justice of the peace. Held, that the bond was not warranted by law, and that no suit could be sustained on it.
4 Blackf. 15
Silver v. Governor
Decided May 27, 1835
Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1835-05-27
Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently May 1872
3 state decisions
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1835-05-27
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