Wilkinson County Board of Supervisors v. Jolliff

PATTERSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Wilkinson County wherein a claim by the appellee, James Jolliff, Jr., was allowed against the appellant, the Wilkinson County Board of Supervisors, for the salary which he would have received, plus interest, had he not been removed from office as a supervisor of District One of that county.

James Jolliff, Jr., was elected supervisor of District One, Wilkinson County, and entered office in January 1968. On March 22, 1968, he was convicted of obstruction of justice, a felony. The circuit court in its sentence of judgment also removed…