Breckinridge County v. Gannaway

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Dietzman—

Reversing.

This is a suit brought by Breckinridge county to recover from its sheriff, W. G. Gannaway, and his surety, $10,500, representing taxes collected by him and due the county for the year 1930, and the further sum of $2,068.05 as a penalty on the amount of $34,267.58 of county taxes collected by him for the year 1930 and which he had not turned over to the county by January 20, 1931. The undisputed facts are these: Gannaway, the sheriff, collected the 1930 taxes due the county and deposited the same to his credit as sheriff in two banks at…