Knox County v. Melton

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Reversing.

The appellee, Mrs. Sarah Goodin Melton, brought this suit in equity in the Bell circuit court under section 439 of the Civil Code of Practice, upon a return of “no property found” on an execution issued against J. H. Lee upon a judgment rendered in that court, making Knox County and its treasurer, and the Knox County Board of Education and its treasurer parties defendant. It is alleged that the county is indebted to Lee in the sum of $3,333.33, and the Board of Education owed him $2,999.99 on contracts, which sums are described as being a…