Bristow v. Shrout

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing.

Prior to the dates here involved, Bath county, Ky., .adopted the commission form of government, whereby three elected commissioners and the judge of the county •court of the county composed the fiscal court. It had also prescribed for the election or employment of a •county road engineer, and one of the appellees and defendants below, Aaron Fanning, was elected to, qualified, and filled that office for the two-year term prior to January 1, 1935. In other words, he served as such engineer for the years 1933 and 1934; his appointment being made…