Hood v. City of Wheeling
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Ohio County. Bill for injunction by T. E. Hood and others, taxpayers, in behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, against the City of Wheeling and its Mayor and Members of the City Council. From a decree dissolving an injunction plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
LyNcii, Judge:
The charter of the City of Wheeling, granted by the General Assembly of Yirginia in the year 1836 and afterwards amended by that body and by the Legislature of this state from time to time, and finally at the regular 1919 session, provided in the amendment adopted that year for an extension of the territorial boundaries of the city, subject, however, to the approval of the electors duly qualified to vote and voting at the election thereby *581authorized to’ be held and conducted within the time and in the manner required by such charter. If and when so approved, the areal boundaries…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Southern Railway Co. v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
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- Capito v. ToppingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
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- Carlton v. GrimesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946
- State v. FurrWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1926
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