Utah Power & Light Co. v. Provo City

The issues raised in this case arise from the pleadings in a suit for a writ of prohibition by the plaintiff to prevent the defendant commissioners of Provo City from proceeding with a written contract to sell the city's bonds for the purpose of acquiring or constructing an electric light and power system for the city. The General Contractors Association of Utah was permitted to intervene in support of the writ of prohibition on the ground that the required statutory provisions regarding the advertising and letting of bids had not been followed. Walter P. Whitehead, one of the commissioners…