Benton v. Kentucky Bankers' Association

Opinion of the Court by

Judge McCAndless

Reversing.

The Bank of Vico, in Perry county, was robbed on the 27th day of March, 1924. The State Bankers’ Association offers a standing reward of $1,000.00 for the apprehension and conviction of every person committing that offense in this state. In this instance the robbed bank offered an additional reward of $500.00 for the apprehension and conviction of the perpetrators.

Lawrence Harp and Dock Harp were indicted and ■convicted on this charge in the Perry circuit court, and a number of persons sought to recover the rewards, in a suit brought for that…