Court Opinion

ID: 6132548
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-02-04 21:20:46.15538+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:53:46.547512
License: Public Domain

Davis, P. J.:
This action was brought upon a bond of indemnity given by the ■defendant Martin J. Keese and the other defendants in the action, as sureties for the faithful performance of his duties as a deputy *125sheriff. The sheriff seeks to recover damages sustained by reason-of a breach of the bond.
At the trial the defendants succeeded. A certificate was givenhy the trial judge that the defendants were entitled to increased costs. A motion was made at the Special Term to vacate this certificate and to readjust the costs by striking out the sum of $127.50, which represents the increased costs. The motion was denied.
The action being upon a bond of indemnity, it was not within the provisions of section 3258 of the Code, subdivision 1. It was not an action “ brought by reason of an act done by him by virtue of his office, or an alleged omission by him to do an act which it was his official duty to perform.” That section relates to actions brought against a public officer by a party alleged to have been injured by the official action or the omission to act of such officer directly affecting him or his property. The motion should therefore have been granted and the order should be reversed in both respects, as the defendant was not entitled to the certificate or to the increased: costs.
Order reversed and motion granted, without costs.
Beady and Daniels, JJ., concurred.
Order reversed and motion granted, without costs.