Board of Ed. of Paducah v. City of Paducah

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Richardson

Affirming in part and reversing in .part.

These actions were tried as one in the circuit court. The pleadings, the evidence, and the questions of law involved in both are identical. .The first is to recover of Rieke and his surety and the city of Paducah; the second, to recover of Rutter and his surety and the city the alleged balance of taxes, interest, and penalties claimed to be due the city board of education for certain years.

The city of Paducah is of the second class. Rieke was its commissioner of public finance for the years 1932 and 1933. With the…