City of Ballard v. Thompson

Citations

• 21 Wash. 669
• 59 P. 517
• 1899 Wash. LEXIS 347

Syllabus

<p>OFFICIAL BONDS — LIABILITY OF SURETIES.</p> <p>The fact that a public officer continues to hold office and discharge the duties thereof after the expiration of his original term, whether by continuing after re-election without qualifying for the second term, or by holding oyer until a successor is elected and qualified, will not subject the sureties upon the official bond given for his original term of office to liability for losses sustained by him while so holding over and continuing in office -beyond the tenure for which the bond had been given.</p>