McKenna v. McHaley
Oregon Supreme Court
From Grant: Dalton Biggs, Judge. En Banc. Statement by Mr. Justice Eakin. This is a suit brought by Alex McKenna, W. C. Thompson, J. M. Franklin, B. A. Hines and A. J. Fletcher, as taxpayers of Grand County, against R. R. McHaley, B. C. Trowbridge, Allen Porter, W. W. Wood, J. W. McCullough and Grant County, Oregon, a public corporation, for the purpose of having restored to the county treasury the sum of $250, paid by the county to W. W. Wood, which sum is alleged to have…
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From Grant: Dalton Biggs, Judge. En Banc. Statement by Mr. Justice Eakin. This is a suit brought by Alex McKenna, W. C. Thompson, J. M. Franklin, B. A. Hines and A. J. Fletcher, as taxpayers of Grand County, against R. R. McHaley, B. C. Trowbridge, Allen Porter, W. W. Wood, J. W. McCullough and Grant County, Oregon, a public corporation, for the purpose of having restored to the county treasury the sum of $250, paid by the county to W. W. Wood, which sum is alleged to have been paid to him as deputy district attorney for the county. The facts out of which the suit arose are: That on December…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bakin
1. There is little or no dispute as to the facts. ■ The whole contention of plaintiffs is that a deputy district attorney is not entitled to extra compensation, his salary being the whole measure of his remuneration. They further contend that defendants’ allegation of a contract with the county judge can only be established by the entries in the court journal. Counsel urge in the brief that from a fair consideration of the evidence Wood received from the county the $250 for services rendered as deputy district attorney. We think this contention is not a proper conclusion from the evidence.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- McKenna v. McHaleyOregon Supreme Court · 1912
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