Daviess County v. Goodwin
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 95 — 'Action by William Goodwin against Daviess County and Others, to Enjoin the Payment of a Salary to the County Judge as Road Supervisor. APPEAL FROM DAVIESS CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant, Haskins, Appeals.
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Case 95 — 'Action by William Goodwin against Daviess County and Others, to Enjoin the Payment of a Salary to the County Judge as Road Supervisor. APPEAL FROM DAVIESS CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant, Haskins, Appeals. SYNOPSIS. 1. There is no incompatibility between the offices to£ county judge and road supervisor, and where there is mo supervisor, the county judge may be authorized by the fiscal court to discharge certain specified duties of the road supervisor, in which case he and the noad overseers perform all the functions of the office, or he may be appointed by the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of ti-ie court by
JUDGE HOBSON
Affirming.
Appellant, H. M. Haskins, was elected c-ountj judge of Daviess county at the regular election in November, 1901, and at the January term, 1902, of the fiscal court, his salary was fixed at $1,000 per year. At its April term, 1903, the fiscal court made an order appointing him also county supervisor of the public roads and bridges of Daviess county, and fixed bis salary as supervisor at the sum of $900 per year. Appellee, William Goodwin, a citizen and taxpayer of Daviess county, thereupon filed this suit to- enjoin the treasurer from paying…
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