Jenkins v. Lipscomb County

CHAPMAN, Justice.

The subject matter of this suit constitutes a claim by G. A. Jenkins, County Judge of Lipscomb County at the time the law suit was filed, against said county for alleged unpaid salary dating from February 11, 1957, to January 1, 1963, the date at which he ceased to be County Judge.

The case was tried to a jury and after both parties closed their testimony the court instructed a verdict for Lipscomb County. Appeal is perfected from the judgment based upon that verdict.

Judge Jenkins first assumed the office of County Judge on January 1, 1949. From that date until February 11,…