Egan v. City & County of San Francisco
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. J. M. Seawell, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSloss, J.
The plaintiff, as a taxpayer of the city and county of San Francisco, brought this action to enjoin the carrying out of the terms of a certain agreement, entered into between the city and county and the Musical Association of San Francisco, and looking to the erection and management of an opera house. He also sought to have the agreement, and an ordinance authorizing its execution, declared null and void. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained, and judgment in favor of the defendants entered. The plaintiff appeals from the judgment.
The agreement in question, briefly stated, after reciting…
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