Steele v. City of Chattanooga

Chapter 692 of the Private Acts of 1927, amending the charter of the city of Chattanooga, fixes the salaries of policemen and firemen of said city at $160 per month. While appellant was serving successive^ as fireman and policeman, he, along with all the other firemen and policemen of the city, authorized the city auditor to make certain stipulated deductions each month from his salary. He instituted this suit to recover the sum of $421.35, representing the accumulated difference between what appellant would have received at $160 and what he actually received, during the period between May,…