Campbell v. Judges' Retirement Board

The final clause appearing in the form of agreemeut signed by plaintiffs1 is wholly void for want of authority in the retirement act for inclusion thereof in the required “agreement.”

The form of agreement called for by section ll was designed to bind the signing member “to all provisions of this act” as the act stood at the time of execution of the agreement; not to the act plus all amendments the legislature might decide to enact and place in effect with or without knowledge of those affected thereby (retirants especially). Indeed, there would be no contractual relationship between a…