Harrison v. Logan County
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 5. — ACTION BY LOGAN COUNTY AGAINST C. HENRY HARRISON AND ANOTHER TO RECOVER CERTAIN MONEY ALLEGED TO BE DUE THE COUNTY.— May 13. Appeal from Logan Circuit Court. From the judgment defendants appeal and plaintiffs file a cross-appeal. — 1. Under section 931, Kentucky Sttautes, the duties of the treasurer of Logan county are purely ministerial.
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CASE 5. — ACTION BY LOGAN COUNTY AGAINST C. HENRY HARRISON AND ANOTHER TO RECOVER CERTAIN MONEY ALLEGED TO BE DUE THE COUNTY.— May 13. Appeal from Logan Circuit Court. From the judgment defendants appeal and plaintiffs file a cross-appeal. — 1. Under section 931, Kentucky Sttautes, the duties of the treasurer of Logan county are purely ministerial. He and his sureties are not liable for paying out the county funds on warrants drawn on him by the clerk of the fiscal court, upon the order of the fiscal court, even though the court, in appropriating-the funds, acted without its authority. 2.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Nunn —
Affirming.
■ In the month of April, 1905, the fiscal court of Logan county elected appellant C. Henry Harrison to the position of county treasurer. He qualified as such, and executed bond with the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company of Baltimore as surety. Harrison held the office for 11 months, settled his accounts in full with a committee appointed by the fiscal court, and resigned his office on March 8, 1906. This settlement was reported to the fiscal court by the committee, and it was approved and ordered to be recorded by that court in the month of…
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