Cooper v. Town of Middletown
Indiana Court of Appeals
Prom Henry Circuit Court; Ed Jackson, Judge. Action by Anna D. Cooper against the Town of Middle-town and another. Prom a judgment for defendants, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHottel, J.
Appellant as a citizen and taxpayer of the town of Middletown, Henry County, Indiana, filed a complaint in the court below against said town and the Indiana Union Traction Company, appellees, to set aside and enjoin the carrying out of a contract made by said town with said traction company to furnish the town with electric current for the purpose of street lighting, and to compel, by mandatory injunction, the town to proceed with the construction of an electric light plant under and pursuant to a resolution of the board of trustees approved by a majority vote of the citizens of the town at a…
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