Clark v. City of Des Moines

This is an action brought by G. L. Clark, plaintiff, a taxpayer of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, against the city, to restrain the city from ordering warrants drawn on funds of the city during the fiscal year of 1935 and 1936 in excess of the sum of $832,931, and from paying out of said funds during said fiscal year more than the said sum of $832,931. After a hearing and submission of the matter, the court entered a decree for the defendant, and the plaintiff has appealed to this court.

The city of Des Moines is a city of the first class operating under the commission plan of government. A…