Wagner v. Wallingford

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Stites

Affirming.

Appellant, alleging that he was a resident and taxpayer of the city of Newport, brought this action at law for and on behalf of himself and for the use and benefit of all other citizens and taxpayers of said city.

The petition sets out that the appellee, Walling-ford, accepted appointment as city manager of Newport on the 4th of January, 1932, at a salary of $8,000 a year; that during the years 1932 and 1933 appellee received the sum of $3,935.14 in excess of the limit provided in section 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky. Appellant asks judgment…