Stone v. Halsell

ABRIDGED OPINION *

TODD, Presiding Judge,

Middle Section.

The plaintiff, former Circuit Court Clerk of Clay County, sued the County Judge and members of the Legislative Body of Clay County to recover salary allegedly due from the County. The Trial Judge entered judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $74,648.86, and defendants appealed.

Defendant’s first issue on appeal is as follows:

Does T.C.A. § 18-4-201, enacted as Section 16, Chapter 109, Public Acts 1959, mandate that the Circuit Court Clerk when acting as Clerk of the General Sessions Court be paid the maximum salary specified by T.C.A.…