Meriwether v. Muhlenburg County Court
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR-TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. Meriwether, the plaintiff- in error, obtained a judgment 'in the court below against the county of Muhlenburg, in the State of Kentucky, for the amount of certain unpaid coupons of bonds, issued by it in payment of a subscription to the capital stock of the Elizabethtown and Paducah Railroad Company.
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ERROR-TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. Meriwether, the plaintiff- in error, obtained a judgment 'in the court below against the county of Muhlenburg, in the State of Kentucky, for the amount of certain unpaid coupons of bonds, issued by it in payment of a subscription to the capital stock of the Elizabethtown and Paducah Railroad Company. Execution having been returned “ no property found to satisfy the same or any part thereof,” and the county court of the county having refused to levy a tax sufficient to pay the judgment, Meriwether filed the petition…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The only question necessary to be considered is, whether the justices of'the peace of Muhlenburg County constitute a nee-.essary part of the county court when levving a tax to pay plaintiff’s judgment.
The constitution of Kentucky, adopted in 1850, provided for the organization of a county court in each county, to ■ consist of a presiding judge and two associate judges, any two of' the three to constitute a; quorum; -with poiver in. the General Assembly to abolish the office of associate judges whenever it was deemed expedient, “ in which event they may associate with said court any or-all of…
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