Carey v. Washington County Fiscal Court ex rel. Logsdon

COOPER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment wherein the appellant, Freddie Carey, who was elected coroner of Washington County, seeks a declaration of his right to receive a salary in the amount of $150.00 per month where the original salary was set at $50.00 per month.

On April 3, 1973, the Washington County Fiscal Court fixed the coroner’s salary at $600.00 per year, payable in monthly installments of $50.00. During the said year, the appellant filed for and was elected to said office for a four (4) year term commencing on January 1, 1974.

The 1974 legislature revised and amended KRS…