Veatch v. Derrick

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Clay

Affirming.

Section 3629, Kentucky Statutes, being a part of the charter of cities of the fifth class, after providing that the department of police shall be under the direction and control of the city marshal, contains the following:

“He may appoint, subject to the approval of the city council, one or more deputies, for whose acts he and his bondsmen shall be responsible, whose only compensation shall be fees for service of process which shall be the same as those allowed the city marshal. ’ ’

In the month of July, 1926, William Grimes, who was the city…