Legal Opinion

Stockdale v. School District No. Two

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 27, 1881PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from Allegan. Injunction. Defendant White appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtCooley, J.

The bill in this case is filed by tax-payers of a school-district to restrain the district board from issuing bonds. The facts are set forth in the answer and are as follows:

One White was contractor for building a school-house for the district, and completed his work and received the con*227tract price therefor. He also performed extra labor amounting in value to one hundred and eighty-one dollars, upon which fifty dollars were paid. At the annual school-meeting ■of 1880 the electors by a two-thirds vote, on his petition showing that he had lost money on the contract, voted to pay him in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McPherson v. Foster Bros.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1876
  2. Brewster v. . City of SyracuseNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
  3. People ex rel. Blanding v. BurrCalifornia Supreme Court · 1859
  4. Friend v. GilbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
  5. Baker v. Inhabitants of WindhamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1836

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Crawford v. GilchristSupreme Court of Florida · 1912
  2. Culbertson v. City of FultonIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Whitney v. Common Council of HudsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
  4. McGillivray v. Joint School District No. 1Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Herman v. City of OcontoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901

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