Legal Opinion

City of Allegan v. Consumers' Power Co.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 6, 1934No. 6685PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMONS, Circuit Judge.

The controversy arises out of the effort of the city of Allegan to amend its charter in order to increase its bonding limit for the purpose of completing an eleetrie light and power plant, and the opposition to such project', of the appellee as a property owner and municipal taxpayer. The appeal is from an interlocutory injunction restraining the city from borrowing money and issuing bonds.

The questions presented involve the validity of the attempted charter amendment, under the Constitution and laws of Michigan, the authority of the Federal Emergency Administration of…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Massachusetts v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. Brushaber v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. Smith v. Kansas City Title & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
  4. Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. People ex rel. Drake v. MahaneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1865

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Dorsey v. GillCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
  2. Anderson v. AlexanderOregon Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Fleenor v. HammondCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
  4. Atherton v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1936
  5. Duke Power Co. v. Greenwood CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937

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