Mitchell v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to restrain the city of St. Paul from making an appropriation of or paying $1,333.-32 to the Consolidated Publicity Bureau, and defendant Farnham, the city comptroller, from auditing or allowing any such claim, and defendant Farnsworth, the city treasurer, from paying any such claim or any part thereof and the other defendants from receiving the sums demanded. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to restrain the city of St. Paul from making an appropriation of or paying $1,333.-32 to the Consolidated Publicity Bureau, and defendant Farnham, the city comptroller, from auditing or allowing any such claim, and defendant Farnsworth, the city treasurer, from paying any such claim or any part thereof and the other defendants from receiving the sums demanded. The facts are stated in the opinion. From an order, Clin' B. Lewis, J., granting a temporary injunction, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Appeal from an order of the district court of the county of Eamsey enjoining, pending the action, the city of St. Paul and its comptroller and treasurer from allowing and paying any money of the city to the defendant the Consolidated Publicity Bureau, or its manager. The here material facts, as shown by the record and briefly stated, are these:
*142The Consolidated Publicity Bureau, hereafter referred to as the bureau, is an unincorporated association organized in 1907 by public spirited citizens of St. Paul to advertise the city. It has built up a system of communication with newspapers…
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