Legal Opinion
Blair v. Mathews
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 20, 1928No. 5466, 5475PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
On January 3, 1923, John E. Mathews (herein referred to as the taxpayer) became county attorney of Duval county, Florida, under a contract or arrangement between him and the board of county commissioners of that county, which provided for his attending to all legal matters for the county, for his receiving $200 per month as his compensation for attending all meetings of the board and giving advice concerning all routine matters coming before the board, and that for defending or prosecuting lawsuits in which the county is a party or interested, or attending to all legal…
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