Marwin v. Board of Auditorium Commissioners
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county against the Board of Auditorium Commissioners and the individual members thereof, to restrain them from issuing or selling their bonds under chapter 340, Laws 1917, on the ground that the statute -was unconstitutional. Defendants’ demurrer to the complaint was overruled,. Molyneaux, J. From an order granting plaintiff’s motion for an injunction, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
The defendants appeal from an order enjoining them from issuing bonds for the construction of an auditorium in Minneapolis -upon the ground that the statute under which they are acting is unconstitutional.
*347The only question necessary to consider is the constitutionality of Laws 1917, p. 475, c. 340, approved April 17, 1917. The plaintiff claims that the statute is unconstitutional because special legislation within Const, art. 4, §§ 33, 34.
Section 1 of the act provides that “in any city of this state having a population of more than 50,000 inhabitants, not operating under a home rule…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Nichols v. WalterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- State ex rel. Board of Courthouse & City Hall Com'rs v. CooleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- State ex rel. Anderson v. SullivanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Hunter v. City of TracySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- State ex rel. Douglas v. RittSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
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- Roe v. City of DuluthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- State ex rel. City of Minneapolis v. EricksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
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