Case Name: Brown vs. Moore
Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1830-01-18
Citations: 3 J.J. Marsh. 306
Docket Number: 
Parties: Brown vs. Moore.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kentucky Reports
Volume: 26
Pages: 306–306

Head Matter:
Brown vs. Moore.
Case 92.
January 18.
'Error to the Floyd Circuit; Silas W. Robbins, Judge.
Acknowledgement of subpoena. Witness. Pay fot attendance
Witness who attends and ¡¡ETT ■whiotThe has acknowledged by written pay for his •’attendence.
Triplett, for plaintiff; AT Connell, for defendant»

Opinion:
Chief Justice Robertson
delivered the opinion of the Court.
A witness who attends and deposes, in obedience to a subpoena which he has acknowledged., {jy a written endorsement, is entitled to pay for his attendance. ,
such an acknowledgement he recognizes the summons,which notifies him to,attend; and, therefore, he has been virtually summoned. He, therefore, ought to attend, and, consequently, should be rewarded for his obedience to the summons,
c¡rcaj(. court-decided otherwise,in this case,, jts order on this subject is reversed and set aside.