Forrest County v. Thompson

The declaration in this case contains ten counts, with a separate adjudication by the trial court on each count. The action was brought in the circuit court of Forrest county against the county for certain fees claimed to be due the plaintiff for services while he was sheriff and tax collector. The term of his office included the years 1940, 1941,1942, and 1943. Forrest county had a population of 34,901 inhabitants, according to the official 1940 United States census. It had also a county court. The fees and compensation claimed by the ex-sheriff, as plaintiff, were those fixed by the…