Johnson v. Dermott

In the case first styled, the appellants, who allege that they are owners of real estate in the city of Dermott, brought suit against the mayor and recorder and members of the city council of Dermott, and against A. Prothro, as the only surviving member of the Board of Waterworks Improvement District No. 1 and of Light District No. 1 of the city of Dermott, to enjoin the performance of a contract between the city of Dermott and the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works in Washington, D. C.

On the same day the complaint was filed, the appellants filed an amendment thereto, and to the…