79 Ky. 240 | Ky. Ct. App. | 1881
delivered the opinion of tiie court.
The fourth section of article I, chapter 48, General Statutes, provides, that ‘ ‘ if the court fails to take such covenant, or accepts such person or persons for surety as do not satisfy it of their sufficiency, the judge so in default and his sureties shall be jointly and severally liable to the ward for any damage he may sustain thereby.” It is alleged in the petition in this case that the appellee (the county judge) accepted the covenant, and the sole ground of recovery is, that the sure
Judgment affirmed.