Healy v. Metropolitan Utilities District

This action was 'commenced by plaintiff as a resident taxpayer of the city of Omaha and a user of the gas and water facilities of the Metropolitan Utilities District of Omaha, for himself and all others similarly situated, for the benefit of such district, and against such district, its directors and their respective surety companies, and Dana Van Dusen, to recover for attorney’s fees paid to Van Dusen in excess of the maximum salary of $5,000 per year permitted by section 14-1020, R. S. 1943. A motion for a summary judgment of dismissal was sustained and the plaintiff appeals.

The petition…