Bell v. Talbott, Auditor of Public Accounts

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Perry

— Affirming.

On June 19, 1932, the appellant, W. C. Bell, instituted this action in the Franklin circuit court against J. Dan Talbott, auditor of public accounts, claiming that the state of Kentucky was indebted to him in the sum of $1,000 for each of the years, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 1931, for services rendered by him to the state as chief inspector and examiner of schools, in connection with his office of superintendent of public instruction, and which additional amount of salary he claims he is entitled to recover under the provisions of chapter 24 of the…