Case ID: ky_30/html/0208-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Judge Ntchot.as", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The Commonwealth for the use of Estill County Court, vs. McFarland.
    
      Case 56.
    Error to the E«fill Circuit; French. Jixlae.
    
      County Court. Collector of County Levy. Relator. Costs.
    
    
      County court cannot (ev-.-n as wlator) mai tain an ao-ion agam- t the collector of the county levy on his .official bond.
    Turner for plaintiffs; Owsley for defendants.
    April 13.
   Judge Ntchot.as

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an action in the name of the Commonwealth fo* then-e of theFvfi'] county court, against McFadand on his official bond, as collector of the county lew.

The onlv question presented is, could the county court sue on the bond as relator? We think not.— It has been settled, that in an action like this, the relator is the substantial plaintiff and responsible for costs. Of course he should not only have a right to sue on the bond,’but should be capable of sueingaml being sued. We know of no law, which authorizes the county court to maintain the suit. It has no corporate capacity, that would give it such right.

Wherefore judgment is affirmed with costs.