Legal Opinion
Christie v. City of Duluth
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 4, 1901No. Nos. 12,478—(242)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for St. Louis county, Ensign, J., sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS. J.
Appellant is a taxpayer of the city of Duluth, and brings this action to enjoin the common council from issuing $99,000 of bonds, and appeals from an order sustaining a demurrer to his complaint.
The city is nowT governed by a special charter adopted under the provisions of the late constitutional amendment permitting certain cities to frame and adopt their own charters and pursuant to the enabling act :(Laws 1899, c. 351). The enabling act contains the following provisions:
“Sec. 10. That the city council shall control the property and finances of the city and shall have power to…
2Cited by6 opinions
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- Pike v. City of MarshallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
- Oakman v. City of EvelethSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- Jos. K., Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1969
- Tracy v. Barnes CountyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1939
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