Maury County v. Whitthorne

The bill was filed under the declaratory judgments law for the purpose of determining whether the quarterly court of Maury County had authority under Code, section 10242, subsection (3), to appropriate county revenue for office rent to aid in the administration of what is commonly called the Social Security Acts of the State and of the "Works Progress Administration, a federal agency designed to furnish employment to poor persons.

The benefits under these laws are dispensed from a regional office to persons within a district composed of particular counties with a central office in a single…