Legal Opinion
Beckner v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 20, 1939No. Record No. 2187PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
George D. Beckner, having been elected high constable for the city of Roanoke, Virginia, duly qualified as such officer on May 7, 1937. The major portion of his duties required of him the collection of moneys from debtors under execution from judgments granted by the Civil and Police Justice’s court of his city.
On January 16, 1939, the Auditor of Public Accounts caused to be made an audit of the books of the high con*456stable for the period from May 7, 1937 to January 14, 1939.
The audit discloses that, during the said period, Beck-ner, as high constable, collected on judgments the sum of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- City of New York v. . FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Smyer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
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- Healy v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972