Maffit v. City of Decatur

Robert U. Maffit, a resident and tax-payer of the city of Decatur, on behalf of himself and other tax-payers, filed an amended bill in the circuit court of Macon county against the city of Decatur and the Decatur Water Supply Company, a corporation. The bill sought to have a certain contract dated April 4, 1921, entered into by the two defendants declared void and the carrying out of its provisions enjoined. Separate answers were filed by the defendants, admitting the execution of the contract, averring its validity and denying the right to the relief prayed. The Decatur Water Supply…