County of St. Francois v. Brookshire

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

St. Francois County, Missouri brought suit to recover $600 from W. Albert Brookshire, and from an adverse judgment the defendant has appealed. Jurisdiction is in this court because St. Francois County is a party. Art. V, Sec. 3, Constitution of Missouri; Cook v. St. Francois County, 349 Mo. 484, 162 S.W.2d 252 [1]. Trial was to the court without a jury, and we review the law and the evidence as in suits in equity. Fulton v. City of Lockwood, Mo.Sup., 269 S.W.2d 1 [2],

On January 15, 1951, the circuit judge of St. Francois County entered an order to increase the salary of…