Wrightsman v. Gideon

The trial court sustained a general demurrer to the petition. Appellants refused to plead further, and judgment was rendered accordingly. This appeal followed. Appellants are resident tax-paying citizens of the city of Springfield. Five of the respondents are the Mayor and City Commissioners of the city, and the others are members of what is known as the Board of Commissioners of the Public Parks of the city, hereafter referred to as the Park Board.

The petition alleges, in substance, that on April 1, 1913, the city of Springfield was a city of the third class, organized as such under the laws…