A surety is a
person who assumes the responsibility (is "bonded") by the court to
pay money or do other ordered acts on behalf of his "principal" who
was charged with that expense, or the performance of that act, if that
principal should fail to do so. [1] As an example, if John Jones signs a bond to
act as administrator of an estate, but does not, it becomes the responsibility
of his surety. Being a surety was not to be taken lightly.
[1] Henry Campbell Black, Black's Law Dictionary, Fourth Edition
(St. Paul:1951), West Publishing Co. http://www.eogen.com/SuretyIndex, accessed
14 Jan 2017.
Published 2 March 2017, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/
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