State Ex Rel. Woods v. Cole

I cannot concur in tlic majority opinion.

This action was commenced in the district court of Oklahoma county by W. H. Woods, a resident taxpayer, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, against H. E. Cole and certain individual members of the city council of Oklahoma City, hereinafter referred to as defendants. The action was brought under the authority of sections 5904 and 5965, O. S. 1931, whereby plaintiff seeks to recover on behalf of himself and the city a sum double the amount paid to Cole by the council for services rendered by Cole under the terms of an alleged void contract of…