Vincent v. Commonwealth

Jun 11, 1867
Reporters:
,
Before:
Bobertson

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Bobertson:

Construed fairly — the answer prima facie imparts ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍that the principal in the recognizance was not delinquent at the term at which he was recognized to appear but during that term was ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍forced by military power against his will from Kentucky into the Confederate lines, and in like manner was prevented from appearing or ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍being surrendered by the appellant as his bail before the adjudged forfeiture. And thus interpreted, the answer presents a good defense to ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍scire facias and the Circuit Court erred in sustaining the demurrer and adjudging the penalty against the appellant.

Wherefore, the judgment is reversed, ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍and the cause remanded with instructions to overrule the demurrer. ■