Legal Opinion

Maynard v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 4, 1883PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Case 105 — ORDINARY APPEAL PROM LAWRENCE CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The bond sued upon was not taken at the term required by law. (Chap. 27, art. 2, sec. 4, Gen. Stat.) -2. Executed before the county levy was imposed, the bond is void. No brief in the record.

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGE RRYOR

delivered the opinion of ti-ie court.

' Chapter 27 of the General Statutes, section 4 of article- \ makes the sheriff, by virtue of his office, collector of -the-*588-county levy, and provides that “he shall, at the term of the court when the levy is imposed, or at any subsequent term of said court, before he proceeds to collect the county levy, execute bond, payable to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, with one or more sureties, whose aggregate estate, subject to execution after the payment of all their debts and liabilities, shall be equal to double the amount of the whole levy ordered to…

2Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lyons v. Breckinridge County CourtCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1897

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