B. F. Taylor v. Lawrence Shepherd

Appellant in this case was a garage man who repaired a truck for appellee. When the truck was delivered and a bill was submitted, after some delay appellee sent appellant a check in payment. Two days later appellee stopped payment on the check which was then returned to appellant marked unpaid for that reason.

Appellant thereupon took the check and consulted a lawyer, the county attorney and the county judge, finally securing a warrant from the latter. It is conceded that stopping payment on a check is not a criminal offense under Kentucky law.

When the charge against appellee was nolle…