Commonwealth v. Lay
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 12 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL EROM KNOX CIRCUIT COURT. CITED 8 Bush, 220, Commonwealth v. Cook. CITED 1 J. J. Mar. 555, Bell v. Commonwealth.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PRYOR
delivered the opinion oe the court.
This was a proceeding in behalf of the commonwealth to recover of the appellee on his bond as sheriff of the county of Knox for failing to collect various executions issued in favor of the state against Henry Sibert and others, and returned by the sheriff no property found.
The right of recovery is based upon the allegation that the defendants had ample property in the county upon which the executions could have been levied and full satisfaction had.
The appellee (the sheriff) filed an answer in which he alleges that all the property owned by the…
2Cited by8 opinions
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- Betterton v. O'DwyerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
- Central Kentucky Lunatic Asylum v. CravenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
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