McKenna v. McHaley
Oregon Supreme Court
From Grant: Dalton Biggs, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice McBride. This is a suit brought by Alex McKenna, W. C. Thompson, J. M. Franklin, R. A. Hines, and A. J. Fletcher, on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated, against R. R. McHaley, B. C. Trowbridge, Allen Porter, W. W. Wood, J. W. McCulloch, and Grant County, Oregon, a Public Corporation, to compel the defendant Wood to repay to Grant County the sum of $250, which they allege was unlawfully allowed him by…
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From Grant: Dalton Biggs, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice McBride. This is a suit brought by Alex McKenna, W. C. Thompson, J. M. Franklin, R. A. Hines, and A. J. Fletcher, on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated, against R. R. McHaley, B. C. Trowbridge, Allen Porter, W. W. Wood, J. W. McCulloch, and Grant County, Oregon, a Public Corporation, to compel the defendant Wood to repay to Grant County the sum of $250, which they allege was unlawfully allowed him by the county court as extra pay for services as district attorney, in prosecuting certain criminal cases in Grant County.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBride
1. There appears to be no reason why defendant McCulloch should have been made a party, and the demurrer should have been sustained as to him.
2. Section 2843, L. O. L., fixes the salary of the deputy district attorney at $500 per annum, and in our opinion the court could not allow him extra compensation.
3. It is stated in respondents’ brief that the defendant Wood expended money for traveling- expenses, in *3hunting up witnesses, and other expenses of like character, which do not appear to us to be within his regular duties as a district attorney, and, as this case is to be finally tried, we…
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