SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION v. SMITH

78-140, 78-140X.

372 So.2d 1092 (1979)

SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION et al. v. Reed W. SMITH et al. Reed W. SMITH et al. v. SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied July 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice F. Bishop, Carl E. Johnson, Jr., Birmingham, Frank C. Ellis, Jr., Columbiana, for appellants and cross-appellees.

Mark W. Lee of McDaniel, Hall, Parsons & Conerly, Birmingham, for appellees and cross-appellants.


FAULKNER, Justice.

Shelby County deputies mandamused the County Commission to authorize the treasurer to increase their salaries to correspond with those of state troopers. The Circuit court granted the deputies' petition. The Commission appealed and the deputies filed a cross-appeal seeking attorneys' fees. We affirm mandamus, but deny the cross-appeal.

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