Owens v. Ballard County Court
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 36 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL EROM BALLARD CIRCUIT COURT CITED Revised Statutes, sec. 6, art. 3, chap. 26, 1 Stanton, 300. Revised Statutes, secs. 5, 6, art. 2, chap. 26. Ms. Opinion, 1857, Weaver v. Bracken County Court. CITED Revised Statutes, 1 Stanton, 297, 298. Civil Code, section 123. 3 Marshall, 339, Hawkins v. Commonwealth. 8 B. Monroe, 400, Commonwealth v. Hughes. 3 Metcalfe, 61, Lee v. Walker. 1 Metcalfe, 569, Morrison v. Tate.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Pryor
This was an action by the county judge and justices of Ballard County against S. "W. Owens and his sureties on the bond of Owens, executed by him as sheriff of that county, for the collection of the county levy for the year 1863. The appellees, in the petition filed, allege and exhibit what purports to be a settlement made by the sheriff, Owens, showing a balance of moneys in his hands unaccounted for and amounting to several hundred dollars; that this money had been often demanded of him, and he and his sureties have failed and refused to pay the same or any part thereof. The appellants…
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