Legal Opinion
Bell v. City of Fayette
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided May 15, 1930PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
This action is brought by plaintiffs as citizens and taxpayers of the city of Payette, Howard County, Missouri, against the City of Fayette, -the Mayor, members of the Board of Aldermen, and the Clerk of said city.
■ The purpose of the suit was to enjoin the carrying out of a contract that defendants, the mayor and aldermen, had entered into with the defendant Fairbanks, Morse & Company, a corporation, whereby the said mayor and councilmen agreed to purchase certain Diesel engines and equipment for the purpose of operating the electric light and power plant of the said city, and to restrain…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Bowling Green v. KirbyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Uhler v. City of OlympiaWashington Supreme Court · 1915
- Klein v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Schnell v. City of Rock IslandIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- State ex rel. Smith v. Mayor of AldermanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
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3Cited by46 opinions
- State and Diver v. City of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Garrett v. SwantonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
- State Ex Rel. Public Institutional Building Authority v. GriffithOhio Supreme Court · 1939
- Jernigan v. HarrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1933
- City of Campbell, Mo. v. Arkansas-Missouri Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
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