Murray v. Smith
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Petition to the district court for Eamsey county for an injunction perpetually restraining defendants as state officers from paying out funds of the state in constructing a certain rural highway under the provisions of Laws 1911, c. 254. From an order, Olin B. Lewis, J., sustaining defendants’ demurrer to the complaint, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
This action was brought by plaintiff, a taxpayer, to enjoin defendants, as state officers, from paying out funds of the state in constructing a rural highway in Pennington county under the provisions of chapter 254, p. 352, Laws 1911. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained, and plaintiff appealed.
The sole question involved is the constitutionality of the law under which defendants propose to pay the money of the state in aid of the construction of the highway. The only feature of the law that is *491assailed is that providing for the assessment of lands benefited by the highway for one-fourth…
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