Can judges Handle Cases Independently in Accordance with Law?

• Author: Zhang Jiang

On October 26^th, 2007, Ma Dongchang, a businessman from Changchun City, and Qiu Donghua, a businessman from Zhejiang Province, signed a quarry management contract. Ma contracted his quarry to Qiu for 2 years, and the annual fee was 2,200,000 yuan, paid monthly. On January 6^th, 2009, Ma sued Qiu in Yitong County court for not paying fees under the contract. The country court assigned the case to Ma’an court. The Ma’an court presiding judge Zhang Zhixin was responsible for trying the case and...