Legal Opinion
Irwin v. Exton
California Supreme Court
Decided September 1, 1899No. L. A. No. 468PublishedCited by 1 opinion
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San ■Diego County. J. W. Hughes, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
CHIPMAH, C.
Oceanside is a city of the sixth class; on May 8, 1894, it voted thirty thousand dollars of bonds, under the act of March 19, 1889 (Stats. 1889, p. 399), and the acts *624amendatory thereof (Stats. 1891, pp. 84, 132, and Stats. 1893, p. 61), for the purpose of acquiring water rights and the construction of water-works to supply the city and its inhabitants with water; bonds were printed but were never executed or sold, and it is conceded by both parties that they are void and therefore cannot be legally issued. After the election the city proceeded to levy an annual tax, under the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Winn v. ShawCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Kerr v. ButzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
3Cited by1 opinion
- Furst v. W. T. Rawleigh Medical Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1918