Neacy v. City of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: W. J. Tuenee, Circuit Judge. This action was brought by the plaintiff, a taxpayer of the city of Milwaukee, against the defendant city and its officers to restrain them from constructing and operating a municipal electric light and power plant, using money and issuing and selling bonds for that purpose.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: W. J. Tuenee, Circuit Judge. This action was brought by the plaintiff, a taxpayer of the city of Milwaukee, against the defendant city and its officers to restrain them from constructing and operating a municipal electric light and power plant, using money and issuing and selling bonds for that purpose. Between 1902 and 1908 the defendant city took proceedings for the authorization and issue of bonds for the construction of a municipal electric lighting plant before the first suit (Neacy v. Milwaukee, 142 Wis. 590, 126 N. W. 8)…
1Opinion of the CourtKebwtN, J.
The order appealed from was granted upon the complaint, answer, affidavits, and certain proceedings of the common council of the defendant city. The material facts are substantially undisputed. It was established upon the hearing of the motion for injunction that the action was brought by the plaintiff on behalf of himself and all other taxpayers similarly situated; that the defendant city submitted a proposition to the voters whether $500,000 of municipal electric light bonds should be issued, which was car*507ried, and between January 1, 1902, and January 1, 1908, the city did issue $150,000…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Linden Land Co. v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Bell v. City of PlattevilleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1888
- State v. City of Eau ClaireWisconsin Supreme Court · 1876
- Rice v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Herman v. City of OcontoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
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