Adams County v. Aikman
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Adams county. Hon. Moyse H. Wilkinson, Judge. Aikman, appellee, was plaintiff in the court below; Adams county, appellant, was defendant there. From a decree in favor of the plaintiff the county appealed to the supreme court. The suit was begun in the court of a justice of the peace, was appealed to the circuit court and there tried de nevo. The opinion of the court sufficiently states the facts.
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From the circuit court of Adams county. Hon. Moyse H. Wilkinson, Judge. Aikman, appellee, was plaintiff in the court below; Adams county, appellant, was defendant there. From a decree in favor of the plaintiff the county appealed to the supreme court. The suit was begun in the court of a justice of the peace, was appealed to the circuit court and there tried de nevo. The opinion of the court sufficiently states the facts. Code 1906, § 2509, referred to in the opinion, is as follows: “The county health officer shall receive for his services an annual salary, to be fixed in advance by the board…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
At the time of the institution of the suit in the court below, appellee had been for several years health officer of Adams county. In July, 1907, the board, by order on its minutes, fixed his salary for the twelve months next thereafter at $50 per month. No further order was entered with reference to his salary, but he continued to receive as such the sum of '$50* per month until the expiration of his term, on April 30, 1909. On May 15, 1909, appellee was reappointed as such health officer. At its June, 1909, meeting, the board of supervisors, by order duly entered upon its minutes, over…
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