Campbell County v. Trapp
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 17 — Action to Recover Compensation for Services. APPEAL FROM CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals. On December 21, 1897 the fiscal court of Campbell county elected G! L. Trapp, bridge commissioner of said county, for a term of four years. On January 5, 1898 a new fiscal court (which had been elected) at a special meeting removed Trapp from said office and ■ discontinued the office.
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Case 17 — Action to Recover Compensation for Services. APPEAL FROM CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals. On December 21, 1897 the fiscal court of Campbell county elected G! L. Trapp, bridge commissioner of said county, for a term of four years. On January 5, 1898 a new fiscal court (which had been elected) at a special meeting removed Trapp from said office and ■ discontinued the office. The same court at a regular term, on the first Tuesday in April, 1898, made the same order of removal and discontinuance of the office. Appellant contends that as the fiscal…
1Opinion of the Court
Optnion op ti-ie court by
CHIEF JUSTICE GUFFY
Reversing.
The appellee instituted this action in the Campbell circuit court against tlie appellant, seeking to recover judgment against it for $800, besides interest and cost. It is claimed in the petition that the fiscal court of Campbell *121county elected tlie plaintiff: bridge commissioner of Campbell county for a term of four years from December 21, 1897, and fixed his salary at $800 per annum. It is further alleged in the petition that the fiscal court of Campbell county refused to pay plaintiff the said salary,' hence he instituted this suit. The…
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