Marshall County v. Barkley

Appellant county had an arrangement with the Department of Agriculture of the United States whereby the general government would supplement the salary of the county commissioner of agriculture, if and when such! an agent should be employed by the county. Beginning with the year 1917, appellant continuously employed such an agent, and during the year 1931 appellee was so employed; the county paying to him two thousand, four hundred dollars for the year and the general government supplemented this sum by the additional amount of one thousand dollars. Out of the said sums the county agent was…