Stone v. City of Jefferson

Anna Stone, a property owner on Locust Street, in the City of Jefferson, brought suit in the Circuit Court of Cole County against the said city and its mayor and a construction company to restrain the city from entering into a contract with the construction company for the improvement of Locust Street under the provisions of Section 8325, Revised Statutes 1919. A temporary restraining order was issued by the Circuit Clerk.

The answer admits the formal allegations of the petition; that an ordinance was passed for the improvement of Locust Street, and that subsequent proceedings were had by the…