Village of Oakwood v. Makar

This appeal involves a judgment rendered in favor of the village of Oakwood, as well as a judgment rendered in favor of the third-party defendant, Mayor John G. Haba, on his cross-claim against appellant. For the following reasons we affirm in part and reverse in part.

Defendant-appellant Mary Makar was Clerk of the Mayor’s Court for the village of Oakwood from October 1970 to June 1978. The State Auditor conducted an audit for the years 1974 through 1978. It was determined that the mayor’s court was deficient in the amount of $12,965.15. Makar subsequently paid $6,500 to the municipality,…