Fairbanks, Morse & Co. v. Hill

The defendant in error, G. A. Hill, plaintiff below, brought an action in the Common Pleas Court of Stark county against Fairbanks, Morse & Company, and other defendants, the village of Brewster and certain of its officials, to enjoin the performance of a contract theretofore entered into, under the provisions of which Fairbanks, Morse & Company had agreed to sell to the village of Brewster generating equipment for a municipal electric light plant. The action was brought by Hill, as a taxpayer, by virtue of the provisions of Section 4314, General Code.

On appeal to this court a decree was…