Voris v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MASON, J.:

The register of deeds of Cowley county (which has from 30,000 to 35,000 population) brought an action to recover from the county the sum of $1,545.53, which he claimed to be due him under the statute fixing his compensation as such officer, for his services during the year 1917. His claim was held not to be well founded, and he appeals.

In each quarter of the year the county paid the plaintiff $500, and paid his deputy $200. It was not shown that he had any other clerical 'assistance, and the presumption is that he did not. In each quarter the…