Board of Improvement of Paving Improvement District No. 23 v. Matheney

Appellant Paving Improvement District No. 23 of El Dorado was organized in 1927, and immediately thereafter appellee Matheney was employed as attorney for the district. The services rendered and to be rendered bj? the attorney were the usual and ordinary ones consisting of collecting past-due assessments of benefits,, bringing suits to enforce payment of such past-due assessments and representing the district generally in its litigation. Appellee’s contract of employment with appellant district is evidenced by the minutes of the board of date June 4, 1927, and expressly provides compensation…