Russell County Bd. of Ed. v. Leach, Sheriff

Opinion, op the Court by

Judge Pulton

Affirming ing part and reversing in part.

This action was filed by the appellant, Russell County Board of Education, against appellee, A. W. Leach, Sheriff of Russell County, and the other appellees, his sureties on a county levy bond in the sum of $50,000 executed on May 21, 1938, for the collection of the 1938 taxes, including the school fund.

The allegations of the petition were, in substance,, that the Sheriff was properly chargeable with school taxes, penalties and interest aggregating $20,526.07 and was entitled to credits of $15,552.78, that on June…