Sommers v. City of St. Paul

Defendants appeal from the judgment.

Plaintiffs, taxpayers of the city of St. Paul, brought this action to enjoin the city and its officials from adopting and making effective a budget and appropriations for the departments and activities of the city government for the year 1031, claiming that such appropriations were some $422,873 in excess of the limitation placed upon the cost of government of the city by its charter. The trial court sustained plaintiffs’ claim and granted injunction.

The facts were stipulated, and the court adopted the stipulation as its findings of fact. The only question…