Sec. 52-189. Surety company bond acceptable.
Sec. 52-189. Surety company bond acceptable. Any surety company chartered
by this state or authorized to do business herein may be accepted as surety or recognizor
upon any bond or recognizance required by law in any civil action or in any proceeding
instituted under the statutes of this state. In any action where a bond or recognizance
is by law required, the bond of the company, duly executed and conditioned for the
performance of the obligations expressed in the bond or recognizance, may be accepted
by the person having authority thereto, and shall be filed by him in the court to which
the action or proceeding is returnable or pending.
(1949 Rev., S. 7935; P.A. 82-160, S. 90.)
History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.
It seems that bonds of surety companies for costs were lawful before this statute. 70 C. 558. Rule of construction
favoring surety does not extend to surety company. 78 C. 702; 109 C. 266.