Legal Opinion
In re Clerk of Lyon County Courts' Compensation
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 16, 1976No. 45514PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, Justice.
The members of the Lyon County Board of Commissioners appeal from an order of the judges of the Fifth Judicial District purporting to set the minimum annual salary of the clerk of the District Court of Lyon County at $16,700.1 We reverse.
The commissioners’ dispute with the district judges raises an important issue of first impression in this state: Does the district court have the authority to set the minimum salary of the clerk of district court? Although the issue is a narrow one and of little apparent public significance, it contains within its compass the operation of the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- COM. Ex Rel. CARROLL v. TATESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Galloway v. TruesdellNevada Supreme Court · 1967
- Commonwealth ex rel. Carroll v. TateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- O'Coin's, Inc. v. Treasurer of the County of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Leahey v. FarrellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- City of Richfield v. Local No. 1215, International Ass'n of Fire FightersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
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