Thurber v. Whittemore

Michigan Supreme Court

Thurber v. Whittemore

1 McGrath 1010, 2 McGrath 307

DecidedJuly 1, 1852

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Thurber v. Whittemore, 1 McGrath 1010, 2 McGrath 307 (Mich. 1852).

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To compel respondent to pay to relator, who was speaker of the house of representatives, the sum of $97, for services as a member of the legislature, upon a certificate drawn and signed by the clerk of the house, and countersigned hy relator as such speaker.

Denied 1852.

Held, that under Secs. 15 and 17, of Art IV, of the constitution, the speaker of the house is entitled to the same compensation as representatives, and cannot, as speaker, receive any additional per diem or mileage.

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To compel respondent to pay to relator, who was speaker of the house of representatives, the sum of $97, for services as a member of the legislature, upon a certificate drawn and signed by the clerk of the house, and countersigned hy relator as such speaker.

Denied 1852.

Held, that under Secs. 15 and 17, of Art IV, of the constitution, the speaker of the house is entitled to the same compensation as representatives, and cannot, as speaker, receive any additional per diem or mileage.

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1 McGrath 1010, 2 McGrath 307, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/thurber-v-whittemore-mich-1852.