Leaphart v. County Commissioners

The HONORABLE W. W. LESSLEY, District Judge, sitting for Mr. Chief Justice Harrison,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a consolidation of an appeal from the district court, Lewis and Clark County, and an original writ of mandate from the district court, Cascade County; both causes basically deal with the payment for services of appointed counsel of criminal defense of Workmen’s Compensation cases.

Peripheral maters in this appeal are the claim of Timothy S. Thane, court reporter, for preparation of transcripts of the district court trial; Leaphart, a court appointed attorney’s claim…