Kozee v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 7— ACTION BY THE COMMONWEALTH AGAINST G. W. KOZEE AND ANOTHER. Appeal from Elliott Circuit Court. J. B. Hannah, Circuit Judge. Judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Hobson
Affirming.
The judgment appealed from is for $1,700, and was rendered against the ex-sheriff of Elliott county and his bondsman, the surety company. The amount recovered was for building two bridges, one a.t the price of $1,000 and the other at $700. Appellants ask a reversal of the case for the following reasons: First, because the fiscal court of Elliott county never legally authorized or directed the bridges to be built, nor did it ever appropriate any money to pay for them or authorize the sheriff to do so; - second, the whole transaction was illegal and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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