Bingham, County Judge v. Bell Cty. Fiscal Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

DRURY, COMMISSIONER

Reversing.

D. M. Bingham, judge of the Bell county court, petitioned for but was denied a writ of mandamus directing the members of the Bell fiscal court to meet and fix for. him a reasonable compensation for his services in criminal misdemeanor cases, and he appeals.

By section 1732a-2, Ky. Stats., it was made the duty of the Bell fiscal court to do that at the last regular term (Octoberf in this case) of the fiscal court preceding the'November election, 1933. That was not done; hence it.- was the duty of the fiscal court thereafter to do so. See…