State Ex Rel. Warner v. Jefferson County Commission

RECHT, Judge: 1

Larry Warner, the petitioner below and the appellant here, was a duly appointed member of the board of directors of the Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority (hereinafter “JCSWA”), who was indicted and subsequently acquitted of alleged criminal violations associated with the operation of the Jefferson County Landfill. In his successful defense of a multiple count indictment returned against him, he incurred legal fees and expenses of $95,345.56. The appellant filed a writ of mandamus in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County seeking to compel the Jefferson County Commission…