State ex rel. Wagner v. McDowell
Nebraska Supreme Court
ORIGINAL application for mandamus. cited: Purcell v. Paries, 82 Ill., 346. Ruclcer v. Supervisors, 7 West Va., 661.
1Opinion of the Court
Maxwell, Ch. J.
The conceded facts in this case are substantially as follows : The defendant is now and ever since the 20th of April, 1885, has been the mayor of the city of Beatrice, and the relator during that period has been city clerk; that at the time of the relator’s election to said office no salary or compensation had been fixed for the services of the clerk. On the 28th of April, 1885, the city council of that city passed an ordinance, which was duly approved, fixing the salary at the sum of $300 per annum; and afterwards, in December, 1885, said council ordered a warrant to be drawn…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Purcell v. ParksIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Rucker v. SupervisorsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1874
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- Gay v. City of GlendaleArizona Supreme Court · 1933
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