Gross v. Atchison County

This is a suit brought by a surety on a judgment rendered on a forfeited recognizance. Its purpose is to determine ownership between two counties of a sum of money paid by the surety into court in satisfaction of the judgment, upon the condition that the counties be required to interplead to determine the ownership of the forfeited fund. This was done. The claims of the respective counties were heard and considered and a finding in favor of one of them ivas made and the other perfected an appeal to this court.

One Charles Gross was charged by indictment in the Circuit Court of Atchison County…