Lyman v. Chase

1 Reported in 226 N.W. 633, 842. Action to enjoin the state auditor from issuing certificates of indebtedness, as directed by L. 1929, p. 298, c. 258, based on the alleged ground that the act violates art. 9, §§ 1, 5, 6 and 10, of the state constitution. From the order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff is a taxpayer and resident of Hennepin county and sues in behalf of other taxpayers of the state similarly situated. The act creates a state wild life preserve and hunting ground of a designated area within Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, and Koochiching counties,…