Case ID: iowa_66/html/0730-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "\n      Reed, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Reno v. McCully et al.
    1. Guardians: approval op bonds of: clerk not liable for receiving insufficient bond. It is the duty of the circuit court, and not of the clerk, to approve the bonds of guardians, (Code, § 2246,) and a clerk is not liable in damages for taking and recording a bond filed by a guardian without a surety. Reno v. McCully, 65 Iowa, 629, followed.
    
      Appeal from, Jasper Circuit Cowrt.
    
    Thursday, September 24.
    Action on an official bond. Defendant McCully was clerk of the circuit court, and the other defendants are sureties on his official bond. The breach of the bond alleged is that said McCully, as clerk, appointed one Lindley guardian of plaintiff’s property during his minority, without requiring of him a bond with sufficient sureties for the faithful performance of his duties as such guardian, by reason of which neglect and failure by defendant certain moneys belonging to plaintiff, which came into the hands of said guardian, have been wholly lost to plaintiff. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendants appeal.
    
      Ryan Bros., for appellants.
    
      Stalil, Meredith cfc Stahl, for appellee.
   Reed, J.

The case in its facts is precisely similar to Reno v. McCully, decided at tbe April term of this year. We held in that casé that the cleric of the circuit court is not charged by law with the duty of accepting and approving the bonds of guardians. See 65 Iowa, 629.

Hollowing that case, the judgment of the circuit court is

Reversed.