Simpson v. Tobin

HERTZ, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by appellant Tommy Drake Tobin (Tobin) from a final judgment disallowing a claim for legal services filed by Tobin and approved and paid by a majority of the members of the county commission of Tripp County, South Dakota (Appeal # 14096). Appeal is also taken from the supplemental judgment entered by the trial court, which held House Bill 1266 unconstitutional (Appeal # 14619). The South Dakota State’s Attorneys Association was authorized by this court to file an amicus curiae brief as to the constitutionality of House Bill 1266.

Appeal # 14096 stems from…