Gillespie v. Rhea County

Gillespie sued Rhea County for breach of contract of employment as the Service Officer of the County. The Chancellor heard the matter on hill and answer and rendered judgment against the County for $1,800, this amount being the balance due Gillespie on his contract as made with the County for the full term of his contract. The County Court had entered into a contract with Gillespie at so much per month for a period of two years. Meantime the personnel of the County Court changed, the new Court discharged Gillespie by first doing away with the office, then re-creating it and electing another…