Musgrove v. Hamilton County

The various complainants in this case are justices of the peace, constables, and deputy sheriffs of Hamilton county. They sue the county of Hamilton to recover from it certain fees and costs which they claim to have earned in the discharge of their official duties, and which they allege have been paid into the county treasury of Hamilton county, either in money, or in work and labor done for the county, in accordance with the statutes of the State.

*4There was a demurrer to the bill, which was overruled, and the county has appealed.

The allegations of the bill are, in detail: That up to the…