Stinson v. Meadors, County Judge

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Stites

Affirming.

This suit was filed by the appellant, David C. Stinson, individually, and for the use and benefit of the taxpayers of Whitley County, against the appellees who are, respectively, the County Judge, the County Treasurer. the County Court Clerk, and members of the Fiscal Court. It is alleged that the Fiscal Court, in violation of sec. 1732a-2 of the Kentucky Statutes, improperly fixed the salary of the County Judge for presiding at the trial of criminal misdemeanor cases at $800 per annum, because the salary fixed for presiding at the terms of…