Hieatt v. Settle

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Settle

Reversing.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court enjoining the appellants, county judge and county attorney of Franklin county, and an overseer of a public road of that county, from proceeding with the prosecution of appellees under warrants, pending and threatened, for failing to work a public road, the penalty for which, if conviction should result, cannot exceed a fine of $2.50 for each offense; the action being one in equity brought by appellees to obtain the injunction granted.

Appellees’ right to the relief sought is…