McLendon v. McGlaun

Jackson, Judge.

The sheriff had on hand three hundred and eighty dollars, which he was ordered by the judgment of the superior court to deposit on interest in the Bank of Americus; he did not do so, and was attached for contempt; from that judgment he appealed to this court; and the question is, was he in contempt of that court ?

He says he was not for two reasons, first, because the order to deposit the money was illegal; secondly, because his answer shows that he was not in contempt. That answer appears in the record, and states that he brought the judgment requiring him to make the deposit…