Brown v. Hamilton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one to enjoin the issuance of bonds to pay for street improvements in the city of Nickerson, a city of the *468second class. The relief prayed for was denied, and the plaintiffs appeal.

The Christian church and the Baptist church are religious corporations owning property fronting on the street to be improved. The G. A. R. Hall Association and the I. O. O. F. lodge are corporations organized for benevolent purposes, and own property fronting on the street to be improved. The secular affairs of the religious corporations are…