Murphy v. City of Spokane
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered May 23, 1911, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action to enjoin the issuance of municipal bonds, after a hearing before the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Appellant brought this action to enjoin the city and its officers from issuing and disposing of certain bonds for park purposes, and to declare the bonds illegal because of alleged irregularities in the election at which the proposition to issue the bonds carried. A demurrer was sustained to the complaint, and appellant, refusing to plead further, appeals from the judgment of dismissal. We are therefore only called upon to review the complaint as to whether or no the demurrer was well taken.
The complaint alleges three causes of action, setting forth that, on March 22, 1910, an ordinance was…
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