Moore v. City of Walla Walla
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Washington
This was a bill for an injunction by Julia A. Moore, a nonresident taxpayer of tlie city of Walla Walla, to prevent the incurring of a bonded indebtedness for waterworks. Application for injunction pendente lite denied, and demurrer to bill of complaint sustained.
1Opinion of the Court
HANFORD, District Judge.
The grounds set forth, in the bill of complaint in this case for an injunction against the city and its officers are the same as in the case of the Walla Walla Water Company against the same defendants. The complainant in this case, however, is especially interested only by reason of the fact that she will be liable to increased taxation if the city shall incur á debt as proposed; therefore, the grounds upon which my decision in favor of the complainant in the Case of the Walla Walla Water Company is based are not sufficient to justify an injunction in favor of this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Yesler v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1890
- Seymour v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1893
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