Hale v. Smith

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is an expedited appeal pursuant to Ind.R.Tr.P. 60.5 of this Court from a judgment of the Sullivan County Court, the Honorable Martin E. Risacher, Special Judge, affirming a mandate ordered by the Honorable Brian W. Smith, regular judge of the Sullivan County Court. The subject mandate order was issued to the Sullivan County Council on September 5, 1978, and required that the County Court Reporter be paid an annual salary for 1979 ■ in the amount of $7,700.00 and that the County Court Bailiff be paid an annual salary of $6,500.00 for the same year.

The Council challenged…