Lewis v. Roulo

Defendant was register of deeds for the county of Wayne, and Emanuel Fox was a clerk under him. Eox was paid by the county of Wayne a salary of $1,000 per year. His working hours were from 8:30 A. M. to 4 p. m. Act No. 262, Laws of 1887, made it the duty of the register of deeds of each county to notify the supervisors and assessing officers of the various counties of the existence of mortgages recorded but undischarged. For every such notice the register was to receive 10 cents. In accordance with this act, defendant caused notices to be given of the mortgages in the county of Wayne.…