Legal Opinion

Reineman v. Covington, Columbus & Black Hills Railroad

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1878PublishedCited by 9 opinions

This case came here upon appeal on part of defendants from a decree rendered by Yalentine, J., in the district court for Cuming county. The cause was heard upon a demurrer to the petition, demurrer overruled, and injunction, to restrain issuance of bonds, made perpetual.

1Opinion of the CourtLake, J.

This is an appeal from the district court for Cuming county. The action was brought to obtain an injunction restraining the board of county commissioners of Wayne county from issuing certain bonds voted by the electors of the last named county to aid in the construction of a railroad by the defendant company, into and through that county. These bonds were voted at an election held since the adoption of our present constitu tion, and they amount to more than ten per cent., being in fact nearly fifteen per cent, of the assessed value of the taxable property within the county when the election…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Leavitt v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1849

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Lang v. Sanitary District of NorfolkNebraska Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Adams v. Fort Madison Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  3. State ex rel. City of Lincoln v. BabcockNebraska Supreme Court · 1886
  4. State ex rel. City of York v. BabcockNebraska Supreme Court · 1886
  5. Board of County Commissioners v. McNamarNebraska Supreme Court · 1880

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