Sanford v. Spivey ex rel. Bate

This was an action against a constable and his sureties for the non-payment of money collected by him. Judgment was rendered against him and his sureties before a Justice of the Peace, where the motion was first made. He alone appealed to the Circuit Court, where the judgment was affirmed; and he has appealed to this Court. The first objection urged against the judgment is that it embraces the money collected on various claims; whereas it is said there should have been a distinct and separate judgment against the officer upon each claim. This position has nothing in it. In Hobson et al. vs.…