Hackler v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jackson, J.:

This appeal arises out of a claim filed with the county commissioners of Johnson county by the appellant to recover an attorney’s fee for successfully representing the county election commissioner prior to the 1960 election.

The county attorney filed a declaratory judgment action, and then an injunction suit against the election commissioner to prevent him from listing the addresses of county candidates on the ballot. After the filing of the first action, the commissioner talked with the county commissioners concerning counsel to defend…