Rogers v. Le Sueur County
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by the defendants, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Le Sueur, O. H. Chapman, Chairman, and Michael Keogh, County Auditor, from an order of the District Court of Le Sueur County, Frances Cadwell, J., made March 13, 1894, refusing to dissolve an injunction.
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Appeal by the defendants, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Le Sueur, O. H. Chapman, Chairman, and Michael Keogh, County Auditor, from an order of the District Court of Le Sueur County, Frances Cadwell, J., made March 13, 1894, refusing to dissolve an injunction. The plaintiff, Luther Z. Rogers, filed his complaint February 13, 1894, stating that he is a citizen and taxpayer of Le Sueur County, that the taxable property in that county is $4,446,310, that on July 20,1893, the board of county commissioners resolved to build a new courthouse at a cost of $40,000 and to issue and…
1Opinion of the CourtCanty, J.
On the 20th of June, 1893, the board of county commissioners of Le Sueur county passed a resolution in which they resolved to build a new courthouse for the county at a cost of $40,000, and on February 5, 1894, applied to the board of investment of the state school fund for the loan of that sum, to be used for that purpose; and defendants allege in their answrer that said board of investment granted their application.
The plaintiff, a property owner and taxpayer of the county, then brought this action to restrain the incurring of said indebtedness, and the issuing of bonds therefor, and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Goodnow v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
- Chaska Co. v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1861
- Johnston v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
- Nininger v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
- Cushman v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
3Cited by6 opinions
- Grannis v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Kiichli v. Minnesota Brush Electric Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Upton v. StrommerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Johnson v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
- Linster v. LueckeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
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