Asher v. Pursifull

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Fulton

Affirming.

Pursuant to sections 136d-l and 136d-2 of the Kentucky Statutes Supp. 1939, the appellee was appointed stenographer to the county attorney of Bell County in January, 1942. Her salary was fixed by the fiscal court at $1,200 per year, the maximum then permissible. After the amendment of these sections by the General Assembly of 1942 (the sections as amended now appearing as KRS 69.340) the fiscal court increased the salary to $1,500 per year. The appellant refused to pay the increased salary and this action was filed by the appellee to compel…