Watson and Smith v. Union County

The agreed statement of facts in this case shows that the quorum court of Union county properly and regularly appropriated the sum of $1,800 to pay the salary of a Home Demonstration Agent for the county for the year 1933, at the rate of $150 per month; that appellant, Myrtle Watson, was employed by the county judge under a verbal contract (no order being made by the county court with reference thereto), to act as such agent for the year 1933 at said monthly salary; that she entered upon her duties and performed same for the whole year, acting under said agreement; that she was paid the sum…