Bowman v. Phelps County

This case originated in Phelps County, by plaintiff filing an account with the clerk of the county court for allowance against the county and in favor of plaintiff for two days' services, as school attendance officer, at the rate of three dollars ($3.00) per day. The county court disallowed the claim. Plaintiff appealed to the circuit court and the case was tried de novo, by the court, without a jury, and judgment entered for defendant. Plaintiff was granted an appeal to the Springfield Court of Appeals. The cause was transferred to this court for the reason that in cases wherein a county is…