Woodward v. City of Wakefield

Plaintiffs are residents and taxpayers of the city of Wakefield. Defendant Alvin B. Rummel was mayor of the city of Wakefield in 1924. His wife, Edythe B. Rummel, was the owner of certain real estate in the city adjacent to the community house owned by the city. She made an offer in writing to sell it to the city for $17,300. The offer was accepted by the council and voucher drawn for the down payment of $7,300.

Plaintiffs assert in their bill that the sale was void because it violated the following charter provision:

"No officer of the city shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in the…