Carson v. Commonwealth

Judge Owsley

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to an order and judgment of the county court of Shelby, imposing a fine and treble tax upon Carson, the present plaintiff, for giving into the commissioner of the tax, a false and fraudulent list of his taxable property.

Upon the return of the summons, which issued against Carson, to the county court, he appeared, and after pleading not guilty to the charge, moved the court to cause a jury to be empanneled for the purpose of trying the issue; but the court, supposing a jury to be unnecessary, overruled the motion, and after…