Hester v. Town of Greenwood
Indiana Supreme Court
From Johnson Circuit Court; W. W. Thornton, Special Judge. Suit by Lindley G. Hester and others against the Town of Greenwood and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
Appellants brought this suit to have certain franchise ordinances decreed null and void, and to enjoin the carrying out of their provisions and the levying of taxes for such purposes. The complaint was held insufficient upon demurrer, and appellants declining to amend, final judgment was rendered in favor of appellees. Errors have been properly assigned on the sustaining of appellees’ demurrers.
The complaint alleged, in substance, that appellants are resident taxpayers of the incorporated town of Greenwood; that on September 4, 1905, the board of trustees of said town duly adopted an…
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