Rideout v. City of Los Angeles

The two above-entitled eases are taxpayers’ actions in the nature of equity proceedings to annul two special municipal elections held in the city of Los Angeles on June 3, 1919, and practically take the form of election contests. (Gibson v. Board of Supervisors, 80 Cal. 359, [22 Pac. 225].) Being identical in nature and in points raised, the two cases were consolidated for trial. The present appeals are taken by plaintiff from judgments in favor of defendants.

At the special election attacked in the first above-entitled case, the question submitted to the voters involved the authorization of…