Unlimited Progress v. City of Portland

The plaintiffs commenced this suit in the circuit court of Multnomah county to enjoin the defendant, Will E. Gibson, and other city officials from placing on the ballot for submission to the voters at the election on May 16, 1958, an initiative measure (1) relating to the exposition-recreation center now in the process of development in the city of Portland.

The plaintiffs in their complaint, after alleging the initiative petition is in proper form, properly verified and all statutory requirements have been met permitting it to be filed, allege the subject matter of the proposed measure is…