McCarthy v. McAloon

This is a bill in equity to enjoin the enforcement of an alleged invalid joint resolution of the city council of Pawtucket which authorizes the chairman of its joint standing committee on finance to approve the borrowing of $4,000,000 in anticipation of taxes. Pending a hearing of the cause on the merits the superior court entered a decree temporarily enjoining said chairman and the two other respondents, the city treasurer and the city, from performing any acts whatsoever under the authority of the resolution. From that decree respondents have appealed to this court.

The appeal is based upon…