Cline v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Hobson—

^Reversing.

Greeley Cline was a deputy of Hi Pauley, sheriff of Pike county, from January 1, 1912, until January 1, 1914, and, among other things, it was his duty to collect the State and county taxes in his home district. According to the custom between them, he settled every month with the sheriff and paid him then the amount he collected, less his commissions. He made his monthly settlements regularly until October, 1913, but he failed to settle for the month of October or to pay over the money, claiming to have lost it. He afterwards settled for…