Legal Opinion

Brown v. Town of Cascade

Montana Supreme Court

Decided March 27, 1922No. 4,999Published

Appeal from District Court, Cascade County; J. B. Leslie, Judge. Action for injunction by H. W. Brown against the Town of Cascade and others. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooper

On February 18, 1921, there was filed in the office of the clerk of the town of Cascade three petitions, signed by resident taxpayers, praying the town council to call an election for the purpose of determining whether the town should issue bonds in the sum of $20,000 to provide funds for the installation of a sewer system. On February 21, three days after the petitions were filed, Chapter 104 of the Laws of 1921 was signed by the governor, and took effect immediately thereafter. The Act provides, among other things, that only qualified registered electors who are taxpayers upon property in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State ex rel. City of Billings v. Billings Gas Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1918
  2. Shapard v. City of MissoulaMontana Supreme Court · 1914
  3. State ex rel. Jacobson v. Board of County CommissionersMontana Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Town of Rochester v. Alfred BankWisconsin Supreme Court · 1861
  5. Berliner v. Town of WaterlooWisconsin Supreme Court · 1861

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