Wilson v. Southerland

Clarke, Presiding Justice.

This case places before us questions relating to the duty of the county government to finance a portion of the functions of the district attorney’s office and the nature of the judicial review to be applied to the controversy. The trial court found the Gordon County Commission did not act unlawfully in reducing its appropriation to the district attorney’s office. We affirm.

The district attorney of the Cherokee Circuit sued the commissioners of Gordon County asking a restoration of the cuts to the budget of his office. During the fiscal year of 1986-87, Gordon County…