City of Grenada v. Wood
City of Grenada v. Wood
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
We think the board had the right to pass the ordinance of June 11, 1897, and, in doing so, did no wrong to the treasurer of which he can legally complain. If the ordinance of July 1, 1897, was void in directing the receipt and disbursement of the money derived from the sale of the bonds by others than the treasurer, it was also void in fixing his pay at 3 per cent on funds other than those so derived. The two things were parts
It follows that the court did not err in refusing the instruc tion asked by cross-appellant to allow 3 per cent, and that it did err in allowing inquiry into what was reasonable compensation, and so the case is
Reversed on direct appeal, affirmed on cross-appeal, and remcmded.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- City of Grenada v. Edward Wood, Executors, Etc.
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- 2 cases
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- Syllabus
- 1. Municipalities. Grenada. Treasurer's salary. Power to fix. The municipal authorities of the city of Grenada, under its special charter, have authority by ordinance to fix and change the compensation of the municipal treasurer. 2. Same. Ordinance. Several parts interdependent. If a municipal ordinance seeking to have certain moneys disbursed by a committee, instead of the treasurer, be void, the treasurer cannot recover the compensation sought to be given by said ordinance, where its parts are interdependent. 3. Officers’ Salaries. Suits for. Evidence of value. Testimony as to the reasonable value of a municipal treasurer’s services is incompetent in a suit by him to recover compensation therefor, if his salary be fixed by ordinance.