Legal Opinion

Farmer v. City of St. Paul

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided June 19, 1896No. Nos. 9914-(195)PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Ramsey county, Egan, J., denying a motion to set aside an order for judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendant theretofore made, apd denying a motion for a new trial.

1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.

This is an action by a taxpayer of the city of St. Paul to enjoin the city from paying the defendant the House of the Good Shepherd the sum of $71.50 for the board of female prisoners committed to such house by the municipal court of the city, pursuant to an ordinance of the city; also, to enjoin the city from allowing or paying any money from its treasury in the future for such purpose; and, further, to compel an accounting between the city and its co-defendant for all money heretofore paid by the former to the latter for the board of female prisoners. The complaint prays for such other and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Sinclair v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. First National Bank v. Village of GoodhueSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  2. City of Bessemer v. Bessemer City Water WorksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
  3. Village of Pillager v. HewettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
  4. Jackson v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
  5. Murphy v. PaullWisconsin Supreme Court · 1927

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