Dodd v. Burnett

Opinion op the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Granting appeal and affirming.

The question presented on this appeal is whether or not fees due to the local registrar of vital statistics 'are subject to attachment.

The question arises in the following way: Plaintiff, S. W. Dodds, sued.C. P. Burnett on an open account and obtained a general order of attachment, which was served on the judge of the McCracken county court and required him to answer as garnishee on behalf of the county. The defendant pleaded that the money attached was fees due for services rendered by him as local…