Brewer v. Davidson

Howard Brewer, Register of Deeds of Wayne County, filed his petition with the Chancellor at Lawrenceburg under the provisions of Sections 8-2001 and 8-2002, T.C.A., in which he alleged that by devoting his entire working time to the duties of the office he was unable to discharge them but had found it necessary to employ help at his own expense. He alleged also that the fees of his office were insufficient to compensate him under the ma.-snnmm salary law but were less than the minimum salary guaranteed by Section 8-2405, T.C.A., which, in counties within the population range in which Wayne…