Nordberg v. Montgomery

This is a declaratory judgment action brought in the circuit court of Jackson County to determine who is the “accounting officer” of Jackson County under the county budget law. (Sections 10910-10935.) The trial court adjudged that the county clerk was the “accounting officer” under that law.

All sections of statutes referred to are the 1939 Revised Statutes of Missouri.

On January 1, 1943, the, county court of Jackson County entered an order of record employing Harry M. Bergin as County Accountant under Section 13824, and, also, by this order, appointed him as County “accounting officer” as…