Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-03-10 | Page 2 | Ruth Farrer Wins in Court Ruling

RUTH FARRER WINS VEINS IN COURT RUliNG PROVO March 10 A lo-A A demurrer to the action against Ruth P. P Farrer former Provo city auditor who is be being being being be- be ing sued by the United States Fidelity Fidelity Fidelity Fidel Fidel- ity and Guaranty company was sustaIned sustained sustained sus sus- this aft afternoon by Judge A A. A V. V WatkinS In the Fourth district court Arguments on the motion consumed consumed con the greater part o of tho to day and it was not until late in the afternoon afternoon af af- Watkins ruled in t that Judge favor of the defendant The suit was was' brought to recover reco on the bond of Mrs Farrer while she was acting as city auditor The surety company settled with the city for this amount when a shortage shortage short age In th the city funds was reported by the special auditors Martin M. M Larsen Lars n. n defense counsel coun sel contended that the plaintiff had failed railed to allege any act or wrongful conduct wherein Mrs Farrer had specifically done other titan than her duty as auditor of ot Provo He also argued that as city auditor she was merely a bookkeeper and not in any sense of the word a receiving or disbursing officer The city funds it was pointed point point- ed out are arc in legal custody of the city treasurer Defense counsel Larsen also took the grounds that action was automatically automatically automatically auto auto- barred by the statute of or limitations Judge Watkins sustained the defendants defendant's demurrer and find al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed the plaintiff five days to amend the complaint Tho The court did not rule on the question of the statute statute statute stat stat- ute of or limitations The plaintiff case was represented represent represent- ed b by Attorney J. J R. R Robinson and I M. M i. i C. C C C. C l Fa-l Faux claim l adjuster of the I I surety company compan