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ATLAS SUPPLY CO. v. U. S. FIDELITY &c. CO.

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126 Ga. App. 483 (1972)

191 S.E.2d 103

ATLAS SUPPLY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 15, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendell C. Lindsey, for appellant.

Fred D. Bentley, Sr., for appellees.

STOLZ, Judge.

1. The defendant clerk is not an insurer or guarantor of the solvency or sufficiency of sureties accepted by him on bonds, his duty and responsibility in this regard being limited to the exercise of due care and diligence in determining the sureties' solvency and sufficiency. Dunn v. U. S. Fidel. &c. Co., 45 Ga.App. 249 (164 SE 480).

In the absence of any legal requirement that sureties be residents of this State, the question of the...

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