McClain v. Board of Education

CAMMACK, Justice..The Spencer County Board of Education filed this action against W. W. McClain, as Sheriff of Spencer County, seeking a declaration of rights and to recover the sum of $966.57. McClain had retained three per cent of the school taxes collected for the fiscal year 1952-1953 as his fee for collecting them and the Board claimed he was entitled to no more than two per cent. The amount sought by the Board is the difference between two per cent and three per cent of the school taxes.

McClain counterclaimed against the Board, contending that the sums of $1,971.46, $1,939.68 and…