Kottcamp v. York County
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 15, March T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. York Co., Jan. T., 1904, No. 79, for plaintiff on case stated in suit of Fred. W. Kottcamp v. York County. Case stated to determine fees due a constable. Before Stewart, J. ■ The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. JUrror assigned was in entering judgment for plaintiff on the case stated. .
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
1. The first question is whether the plaintiff was entitled to be paid under the sheriff’s fee bill, when not deputized by the sheriff, for serving court subpoenas delivered to him by the district attorney. It so happens that he was a constable, but his right to fees was not in any way dependent upon that fact, but arose from the nature of the act he performed. If it were an open question, there would be some show of reason in the argument that no one but the sheriff or his regularly authorized deputy can claim the fee prescribed by the sheriff’s fee bill for serving…
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