Miller v. Board of County Commissioners

*482The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.:

This was an action by the county engineer of Ottawa county against the board of county commissioners of that county upon a contract to recover a balance of $50 per month for ten months, or $500, for unpaid salary agreed to have been paid to the county engineer by the board at the rate of $200 per month for one year.

The plaintiff introduced his evidence as to such contract and the amounts paid, leaving such balance, the most of such evidence being by stipulation. It was also stipulated that the reason the county board had reduced the…