Engstad v. Dinnie
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks County; Fisk, J. Action by J. E. Engstad, Burke Corbet, J. H. Bosard, M. Reilly, James Lanldn and O. E. Nash, residents and taxpayers of the City of Grand Forks, North Dakota, against John Dinnie, mayor; Frank A. Brown, auditor, and M. L. Gorden, treasurer of the City of Grand Forks, to enjoin the carrying out of a contract for the construction and equipment of an electric light plant, and to enjoin the issuance and payment‘of the…
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Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks County; Fisk, J. Action by J. E. Engstad, Burke Corbet, J. H. Bosard, M. Reilly, James Lanldn and O. E. Nash, residents and taxpayers of the City of Grand Forks, North Dakota, against John Dinnie, mayor; Frank A. Brown, auditor, and M. L. Gorden, treasurer of the City of Grand Forks, to enjoin the carrying out of a contract for the construction and equipment of an electric light plant, and to enjoin the issuance and payment‘of the warrants of said city to the contractors for said improvement. From a judgment dismissing the action, plaintiffs appeal. It…
1Opinion of the CourtWallin, J.
This .action was brought by resident taxpayers of the City of Grand Forks to enjoin said city, and its officers, who are made defendants, from completing the erection of a certain brick building, and placing therein certain machinery, and paying *4for the same out of the city treasury, which building and machinery are intended to be used, when completed and furnished, as an electric light plant to be owned and operated by said city. The action was tried without a jury, and resulted in the entry of a judgment in the District Court dismissing the action, with costs against the plaintiffs. The…
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