Barrett v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

During the year 1917-’18 Nelle Barrett held the office of register of deeds in Montgomery county. After the expiration of her term she brought this action against the county to recover one-half the excess fees of the office, under the provisions of chapter 193 of the Session Laws of 1917. The court gave judgment in her favor in the sum of $1,896.30, but deducted from her half of the excess fees the sum of $1,245.50 which had been paid for additional clerk hire. Claiming that this ruling of the court was erroneous, she brings the case here…