Heinz v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one by an ex-county attorney of Shawnee county against the board of county commissioners of Shawnee county to recover attorney fees for services performed *105pursuant to contract with the board while plaintiff was county attorney. The services were rendered in this court in appeals taken in criminal cases by defendants who had been convicted in the district court of Shawnee county while plaintiff was in office. Judgment was rendered for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.

The action was tried by the court, which returned findings of…