Knox County v. Lewis' Administrator

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Richardson

Reversing.

At the regular November, election, 1925, S. L. Lewis was elected sheriff of Knox county, Ky., for a term of four years; - beginning the 1st day of January, 1926. In December, 1925, with the Maryland Casualty Company,, of Baltimore, Md., as his surety, he executed what is commonly known as his offiicial bond and also a “county revenue bond,” the first in the penal sum of $5,000, the latter, $10,000. On the 1st day of January he qualified by taking the oath of office and causing his bond to be approved by the judge of the county court and…