Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 1830

Brown v. Moore

Brown v. Moore
Court of Appeals of Kentucky · Decided January 18, 1830 · Robertson
26 Ky. 306; 3 J.J. Marsh. 306; 1830 Ky. LEXIS 55

Brown v. Moore

Opinion of the Court

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.

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