Wolfe County v. Smith

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Fulton

Affirming.

The appellee, W. C. Smith, was clerk of the Wolfe Circuit Court for the six-year term beginning in January, 1928, and as such was paid during the years 1930 to 1933, inclusive, the $20 per month salary as librarian provided by Acts 1930, ch. 63, page 199 (Kentucky Statutes, Section 2438c-8), the amount paid to him being $840.

In Greenup County v. Spears, 259 Ky. 114, 81 S. W. (2d) 905, it was held that clerks in office at the time of the enactment of the statute were not entitled to receive the additional compensation.

This action was filed by Wolfe…