Robards v. Barker

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

— Affirming.

Pursuant to KRS 179.020, which provides that the county judge of each county may, with the consent of the fiscal court, appoint a county road engineer, Horace M. Barker, County Judge of Jefferson County, appointed "William B. Robards county road engineer of Jefferson County for the term beginning January 16, 1946, and ending January 1, 1948. The Fiscal Court of Jefferson County, by an order entered January 10, 1946, approved the appointment, and fixed Robard’s salary at $5,000 a year. On July 24, 1946, the Fiscal Court employed James A. Purnell as…