State Ex Rel. Sullivan County v. O'Dell

By the bill Sullivan county seeks to recover from J. E. O’Dell, county court clerk, and National Surety Com pany and Home Indemnity Company, sureties on liis official bonds, the sum of $6,300, together with interest and penalties, for excess fees which he failed to account for. The chancellor decreed in favor of the county, and his decree was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. O’Dell served as county court clerk for three terms, 1922 to 1934. Each year the county court fixed his compensation for making out the tax book pursuant to section 1482 of the Code, which is as follows:

“The clerk of the…