Justus v. Board of County Commissioners

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from an order of the district court of the county of Ramsey sustaining a general demurrer to his complaint, which alleged a claim of $1,002 against the defendant for the fees of the plaintiff, as sheriff, in returning unsatisfied one thousand two executions issued on personal property tax judgments.

The question presented by the record for our decision is this: Is the sheriff entitled to a fee of one dollar from his county for each execution issued upon a personal property tax judgment delivered to him and returned by him unsatisfied? We answer the question…