Fisher v. Lane

If we should disregard the contracts set forth in the answers, it is clear that the plaintiff, upon proof of his allegations, would be entitled to judgment for the fees earned by him as justice of the peace under the provisions of the statutes which were in force at the times when the respective fees were earned. The affirmative answers of the defendants rest solely upon the special contract. The question for decision relates, therefore, to the sufficiency of the affirmative defenses assuming, in view of plaintiff's demurrer, that the special contract as alleged was made and that under its…