State ex rel. Beck v. City of Hutchinson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, C. J.:

The action is one of quo warranto commenced by the attorney general in this court, to oust the city from unauthorized exercise of corporate power. The cause is submitted on an agreed statement of facts.

The city entered into a contract with the Universal Signal Company, a private corporation, which authorized the signal company to install traffic signals in the streets at designated places, without expense to the city. Pursuant to the contract, more than 300 signals have been installed. The signals, which are of metal, are two-faced. On one…