Plyley v. Allison

This case was tried by the judge of the circuit court of Knox county without the intervention of a jury. It is before us on an appeal in the nature of writ of error, presented by the plaintiff below from a judgment of dismissal.

The suit was instituted to recover from the defendant, who is clerk of the circuit court of that county, the penalty for extortion provided by section 6353 of Shan-' non’s Code, which is as follows: “If any officer demands or receives any other or higher fees than are prescribed by law, he is liable to the party aggrieved in the penalty of fifty dollars, to be…