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25 Ky. 152

Stith v. Lansdale

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided July 2, 1829

Court of Appeals of Kentucky · decided 1829-07-02

<p>Paymaster to sustain motion vs. sheriff for militia fines, must shew himself paymaster.</p> <p>Sheriff entitled to credit on judgment, for his commission for collection.</p> <p>Judgment should be rendered for the medium in which fines payable.</p>

Decided 1829-07-02

Judge Underwood

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court.

¶2The judgment rendered in this case; is erroneous, for the following reasons. '

¶31st. There is no evidence that Lansdale was pay-' mastef to the Regiment. See the case of Helm vs. Haycraft, II. Litt. 171.

¶42d. Judgment has been rendered against the sheriff and others, for the full amount of the militia fines, put into his hands for collection. If he is tnade to account for the whole, with or without deduction for delinquencies, his commission for collection, should have been allowed him, and deducted from the amount of the claims, or fines, placed in his hands for collection.

¶53d. Fines are collectable in notes, on the bank of the commonwealth of Kentucky. See 3d sec. of ah act, approved, January 6th, 1825. Session acts of 1824, p. 106. Judgment should therefore be rendered, payable in the notes of the bank of the commonwealth, according to the provisions of an act, passed, January 25th, 1827.

Semple, Haggin and Loughborough, for appellants.

¶6For the reasons aforesaid, the judgment is reversed and set aside, and the cause remanded for new proceedings, in conformity with this opinion. plaintiffs in error must recover their cdsts.

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