Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 1880

Commonwealth v. Skeeters

Commonwealth v. Skeeters
Court of Appeals of Kentucky · Decided December 9, 1880 · Hines
10 Ky. Op. 924; 2 Ky. L. Rptr. 59; 1880 Ky. LEXIS 483

Commonwealth v. Skeeters

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Hines :

The demurrer to the petition in this case was properly sustained. If the bond is good for'any purpose, and we think it is not, it is good for only a common-law obligation, and can be proceeded upon only in a court having civil jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the Hardin Criminal Court was exclusively criminal, and this being a civil proceeding there was no jurisdiction. Morgan v. Commonwealth, 12 Bush 84.

Affirmed.

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