State Ex Rel. Conway v. Elvod

The county clerk, Adrian Elvod, is appealing from the circuit court’s writ of mandamus directing him, as the agent for Wood county, to continue to pay county supplements to the salary of Byron B. Conway, a county judge of Wood county. We conclude that the writ of mandamus was properly issued and that the supplement to Judge Conway’s salary now in effect must be continued until such time as it is terminated according to law.

The action for mandamus was commenced by Byron B. Conway, and the parties stipulated to the facts. Judge Conway was elected county judge of Wood county in the spring…