Independence County v. Tomlinson

The only question involved in this appeal is the liability of Independence County for fees and costs in a ■ case ■before a justice of the peace. Appellee Tomlinson was a justice of the peace. He and the other appellees presented to the county court a claim for fees and costs in a criminal case in bis court. The claim was disallowed, and an appeal was taken to the circuit court, where the case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts. The circuit court found for the claimants, and the appellant, Independence County, has appealed to this court.

No motion for a new trial was made in the court…