Cox v. Holmes

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gordon, J.

The appellant is, and for some years past has been, county superintendent of schools for Pierce county. He is seeking to recover, under §17 of the common school act (Laws 1890, ch. 12, p. 361), compensation at the rate of “three dollars for each school visited, and mileage at the rate of ten cents per mile for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in making such visits,” in addition to his salary as fixed by ch. 10 of the Laws 1890, p. 302. The lower court held that he might recover mileage, but that the provision for the allowance of…