State ex rel. Davis v. Board of Commissioners
Indiana Supreme Court
From Newton Circuit Court; Charles W. Hanley, Judge. Suit by the State of Indiana, on the relation of Benjamin F. Davis and others, against the Board of Commissioners of the County of Newton and others. From a decree for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This suit was brought by appellant against appellees to enjoin the letting of a contract for the construction of a court-house. The allegations of the complaint were substantially as follows: That the relators are legal voters and taxpayers of Newton county, and that on the 7th day of March, 1904, the Newton County Council met in special session at Kentland, the county seat, for the purpose of passing on a requisition filed by the board of commissioners of said county, asking said council to authorizé the issuance and sale of the bonds of said county, the proceeds to be used in erecting a…
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