Johnson County v. High Test Oil & Gas Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing.

The fiscal court of Johnson County allowed a claim in favor of the High Test Oil & Gras Company for the sum of $427.60. From that order the county attorney, on behalf of the county, appealed to the circuit court. There the appeal was dismissed on the ground that the county attorney was without autlmrity to prosecute the appeal. The correctness of that ruling is before us for review.

As the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, was over $25, and therefore the order was one from which an appeal would lie, section 978, Kentucky…