McAfee v. State Ex Rel. Stodola

The appellees are four judges of Lake County who brought four separate actions to mandate the Lake County Council to pay salaries to court employees in the amount requested by the judges in the presentation of their budgets rather than in the amount set by the council. In addition the judges had also requested $15,000 to be used for witness fees, including experts to testify in matters concerning psychiatric examinations, whereas the council had only allowed $5,000 for such expenditure. The trial court rendered judgment for the appellees in each case. Appellants have brought this appeal to…