Livingston v. Clawson

On April 17, 1981, the plaintiffs, seven elected county officials for Miami County, filed an action seeking relief by way of declaratory judgment with respect to their claim that Section 3 of Am. Sub. H.B. No. 1122, adopted by the General Assembly effective December 20, 1980, was unconstitutional and sever-able from the remaining Sections 1, 2 and 4 of the Act. The seven county officials included the prosecuting attorney, the sheriff, the engineer, the recorder, the treasurer, the clerk of courts, and the coroner. Joined as defendants were the individual members of the Board of Commissioners…