Williams v. Board of Commissioners
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Henry Circuit Court; W. O. BarnardJudge. Action by Loring A. Williams against the Board of Commissioners of Henry county for money expended by him as county clerk for postage. From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
Appellant filed a verified claim with appellee for cash expended for postage required for the transaction of the business of the office of county clerk from October 29, 1896, to March 1, 1898. The claim was disallowed, and upon appeal to the circuit court a demurrer was sustained to the complaint.
Section twenty-one of the fee and salary law, approved March 11, 1895, provides that the county officers therein named shall be entitled to receive for their services the compensation specified in that act, which compensation is graded in proportion to the population and the necessary services…
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- Board of Commissioners v. GilliesIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
- Hanlon v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1876
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