State ex rel. McMillan v. Miller

Citations

• 108 Wash. 390

Syllabus

<p>Limitation of Actions (17-1)—-Implied Contracts—Counties— Officers—Recovery of Compensation for Services. Upon the rendition of services by a county commissioner for which the law fixed an unchanged compensation during the whole period, there arises an implied obligation of a contractual nature to pay such compensation, governed by the three-year statute of limitations, Rem. Code, § 159, for actions on contracts, express or implied.</p> <p>Same (36)—Accrual — Municipal Obligations — Salary of Officers. Under Rem. Code, § 4075, providing that the salary of county officers shall he paid and warrants therefor drawn monthly on the first Monday of each month, a right of action therefor accrues each month, notwithstanding the salary is fixed by Id., § 4037, at $1,800 “per annum.”</p>