Rice v. National City

HAYNES, C.

—The plaintiffs, taxpayers of National City, brought this action against said city, and Samuel W. Smith as city marshal, and also against the city clerk and treasurer, to enjoin them from paying said city marshal the sum of twenty-five dollars per month, that being the salary fixed by a certain ordinance which plaintiffs contend increased the salary of the marshal after his term of office commenced.

The defendants demurred to the complaint for want of facts, and their demurrer having been overruled, declined to answer, and now appeal from the judgment thereupon entered.

Defendant…