Knox County v. Fox

The object of this suit is to recover certain jail fees alleged to be due Fox in his capacity as Sheriff and Jailor of Knox County. The case originated before a Magistrate, who pronounced judgment in favor of the Sheriff for the amount of his account. On appeal this judgment was affirmed by the Circuit Court. The case was heard in the Circuit Court on a stipulation of agreed facts, embodying, substantially, the following proof: The Sheriff sues the County to recover the cost of boarding various prisoners during the month of May, 1901, legally sentenced or committed to the workhouse of Knox…