Johnson v. Board of County Commissioners

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Erickson.

The District Attorney for the Eleventh Judicial District, his duly appointed Deputy District Attorney, and his clerk-typist were the plaintiffs in the trial court and are the plaintiffs in error here. The defendants in the trial court were the Board of County Commissioners of Chaffee County, Colorado, and are the defendants in error in this proceeding.

The disputed issues center around the right of the District Attorney to employ a Deputy District Attorney and a clerk-typist and the rights and duties of the County Commissioners of Chaffee County in approving or…