Harrison County v. Hurst
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Harrison, county. Hon. J. I. Ballenger, Judge. - Suit by T. J.- Hurst and L. E. Curtis against Harrison county for - statutory reward. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appealed. Tbe facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Harrison, county. Hon. J. I. Ballenger, Judge. - Suit by T. J.- Hurst and L. E. Curtis against Harrison county for - statutory reward. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appealed. Tbe facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. We submit that under the facts of this case the appellee, L. E. Curtis, is not entitled to the statutory reward provided by section 1459, Code 1906; That the delivery up for trial in this case was not such a delivery up for trial as is contemplated by the statute. To be entitled to a reward, the person claiming same, must…
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
The appeal in each of these cases is from the judgment of the circuit court of Harrison county awarding appellees each the statutory reward of one hundred dollars for the arrest of a fleeing homicide. The claim of Mr. Hurst to this award and his right of recovery were denied and challenged by the board of supervisors, for -the reason that at'the time he arrested the negro, who had committed murder, he was accompanied by Mr. Duckworth, the regular deputy sheriff of the county. It is contended by counsel for appellant that the presence of the officer characterized appellee as a special deputy…
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