Scott v. City of Tacoma
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered April 18, 1914, in favor of the defendant upon the pleadings, in an action for an injunction.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
— This is an action by taxpayers to enjoin the issuance of certain municipal bonds. There was a judgment in favor of the defendant on the pleadings. The plaintiffs have appealed.
The essential facts disclosed by the pleadings are these: The city of Tacoma, in pursuance of a power conferred by the public utilities act (Rem; & Bal. Code, § 8005 et seq.; P. C. 77 § 1073) in April, 1913, passed 'an ordinance providing for the construction, equipment and operation of a municipally owned street railway on South Eleventh street between Pacific avenue and the easterly limits of the city. At an…
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