Nichols v. Board of Education

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

Appellant, John B. Nichols, is the duly elected and qualified clerk of the Boyle county court. He brought this action under the Declaratory Judgment Act (section 639a-1 et seq., Civil Code) for a determination of the question as to whether or not he is entitled to compensation for making out tax bills for the board of education of Danville, a city of the fourth class. The trial court was of the opinion that the board of education was not liable to plaintiff for this work and sustained a demurrer to his petition. He declined to plead further, his…