Board of County Commissioners v. Johnson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

The action was one to determine who of four claimants was entitled to a reward for the capture and conviction of one Everett Bible. The court, to whom the case was tried, found that each of the claimants was entitled to one-fourth of the. entire reward. Johnson appeals, contending that he is entitled to the entire reward, and the other defendants appeal, contending the reward should have been allowed, one-third to each of them.

The facts are well stated in the court’s findings to the effect that:

“On July 4, 1926, Everett Bible killed Charles…