Vrooman v. City of St. Louis

Injunction to perpetually enjoin and restrain the city of St. Louis, Bernard F. Diekmann as mayor, Louis Nolte as comptroller and Henry C. Menne as treasurer, from engraving, signing, issuing, selling or delivering any bonds of an issue designated as Jefferson National-Expansion Memorial Bonds. The cause was filed by plaintiff taxpayer in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. The circuit court sustained defendants’ general demurrer to plaintiff’s petition. Plaintiff refusing to plead further, judgment was entered dismissing the bill, from which judgment plaintiff appealed. The petition…