McHaney v. County of Marion

Appellant’s claim is for 296 days’ services as county superintendent of schools for the county of Marion, at the rate of §1 per day. He presented his claim to the county court of that county for such services, charging only $4 per day, verified by his affidavit, which was allowed by the county court as in full for his services, and county orders were drawn, in his favor, on the county treasurer, for the amount. He now insists that he should have been allowed at the rate of $5 instead of $4 per day, and, on the trial, he offered to introduce parol evidence to the effect that, when the county…