Knott v. Kirby

Citations

• 10 S.D. 30
• 71 N.W. 138
• 1897 S.D. LEXIS 4

Syllabus

<p>1. A complaint by a sheriff, which states that defendant has collected fees belonging to plaintiff, which he refuses to pay on demand, states a cause of action.</p> <p>2. An attorney who collects fees due the sheriff, taxed in favor of his client, is liable to the sheriff therefor, and cannot, by crediting his client with the amount thereof, deprive the sheriff of a recovery.</p>