Vaughn v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
These were motions in the Circuit court of the city of Richmond, by the Commonwealth, against the sureties of Dennis Fielder, late sheriff of Grayson county, in the one case to recover the land, property and September license taxes for the year 1857, and in the other to recover the capitation taxes of the same yeah. The facts are stated by Judge Joynes in his opinion.
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These were motions in the Circuit court of the city of Richmond, by the Commonwealth, against the sureties of Dennis Fielder, late sheriff of Grayson county, in the one case to recover the land, property and September license taxes for the year 1857, and in the other to recover the capitation taxes of the same yeah. The facts are stated by Judge Joynes in his opinion. Judgments having been rendered in favor of the Commonwealth, the defendants applied to one of the judges of this court for a writ of error, which was awarded.
1Opinion of the CourtJoynjeos, J.
E)ach of these cases is a motion by the Commonwealth against- the plaintiffs in error as sureties of Dennis Fielder, as sheriff of the county of Grayson, and each presents the same question. That question relates to the validity of the bond on which the motion was founded *and arises on the following state of facts. At July term 1857, of the County court of Grayson, an order was made on motion of a security of Dennis Fielder, as sheriff of Grayson county, requiring him to give a new bond at the-ensuing August term. At the August term the following entry was made upon the minutes of the court:…
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