Commonwealth v. Reed, Sheriff

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Sampson

Reversing.

Appellant, Durward Blanton, suing in the name of the Commonwealth, instituted this- action in the Edmonson circuit court against Noah E. Reed, sheriff, and the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, surety on the sheriff’s bond, to recover $5,000.00 damages for his unlawful arrest. The case was submitted to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of the sheriff and his surety. Judgment being entered in accordance with the verdict Blanton, in the name of the Commonwealth, presecutes this appeal.

While in his office at Brownsville, sheriff Reed was…