Supreme Court of Missouri March 14, 1922 (Johnson v. American Surety Co.)

lead-opinion

This is an action on an appeal bond to recover against the defendant as surety thereunder the amount of a judgment rendered in favor of one Nannie M. Johnson and against the Hartford Life Insurance Company in the Circuit Court of Henry County. With respect to the facts leading up to the controversy in this case, we adopt with some slight modification appellant's statement.