Kuyper v. Stone County Commission

ROBERTSON, Chief Justice.

In this case we decide whether the county commission of a county of the third classification may alter the salary of a person hired by the county assessor after the start of the county’s fiscal year. The trial court found that the Stone County Commission (the Commission) had authority to lower the salary of the assessor’s new employee.

On review, the Court of Appeals, Southern District, examined its jurisdiction and determined that transfer to this Court was appropriate on two grounds. First, this Court has “exclusive appellate jurisdiction” over the case because it…