Legal Opinion
Maxwell v. Daviess County
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 9, 2006No. WD 65715PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge.
Georgia Maxwell, elected to the office of Recorder of Deeds of Daviess County, Missouri, appeals the circuit court’s denial of her writ of mandamus to compel the Daviess County Commission to pay her the same cumulatively added percentage cost-of-living adjustment to her salary as was paid to other county officeholders. We conclude that the circuit court’s decision denying her relief was correct.
Daviess County is a third-class, non-chartered county and is governed by a county commission. Prior to December 31, 2002, as provided for in Missouri law, the county office of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Lebeau v. KellyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- State Ex Rel. Phillip v. Public School Retirement SystemSupreme Court of Missouri · 1953
- Callier v. Director of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
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