Wortham v. Grayson County Court
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 9 — ORDER OE COUNTY COURT APPEAL PROM GRAYSON CIRCUIT COURT. Where the law has fixed a compensation to the clerk of the county court for services required to be performed by him, all such services, and services similar thereto, should be paid for by the county court, unless it is expressly provided by statute that such services shall not be paid for.
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Case 9 — ORDER OE COUNTY COURT APPEAL PROM GRAYSON CIRCUIT COURT. Where the law has fixed a compensation to the clerk of the county court for services required to be performed by him, all such services, and services similar thereto, should be paid for by the county court, unless it is expressly provided by statute that such services shall not be paid for. “ For each order in the county court twenty-five ” cents is fixed as a fee to the clerk by art. 1, chap. 41, General Statutes, p. 462. This means every order that is not otherwise provided for shall be paid for by the county court, unless it…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE ELLIOTT
delivered the opinion of the court.
On the 25th day of November, 1875, the appellant presented to the Grayson County Court of Claims an account amounting to the sum of $255.69, and asked that the same be allowed him, to be paid out of the county levy then about to be made by the court. This claim being resisted by the county attorney, on hearing all the claim was allowed except the sum of $123.44.
*55That part of appellant’s claim which was rejected by the court of claims consists of the following items, to wit:
Gh-ayson County Court, to Charles Wortham, jr., its Clerk, Dr.
December 28,…
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