Clift v. Rice

Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Carroll

Affirming.

In December, 1917, W. H. Rice, county judge of Mason county, whose term expired in January, 1918, appointed T. J. Rice, inspector of oils under tlie provisions of section 2204 of the Kentucky Statutes to fill out the term of tbe former inspector, which, it is alleged would have expired in June, 1921.

At the November election, 1917, H. P. Purnell was elected county judge to succeed Rice, and in August, 1918, he appointed Stanton C. Clift, oil inspector, in place of Rice.

*831Following this appointment Rice brought suit against Clift and Judge…