Bradford v. Phelps County

Consolidated cases (an appeal from a county court order, and an action for a declaratory judgment) were heard by the circuit court. The cases involved questions of the county court's allowances to plaintiff-respondent as prosecuting attorney of Phelps County for expense for stenographic service for the years 1946 and 1947. The plaintiff had submitted (under the provisions of the County Budget Law, Article 2, Chapter 73, R.S. 1939, Mo. R.S.A., as amended, particularly Section 10912 thereof) the item of $75 per month for stenographic service as a part of the estimated expense of his office for…