Legal Opinion

Fragley v. Phelan

California Supreme Court

Decided October 23, 1899No. S.F. 2048PublishedCited by 65 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco and from an order denying a new trial. J. M. Seawell, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinions.

1Opinion of the Court

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] This is an action brought by a taxpayer for an injunction against the board of election commissioners and other municipal officers of the city and county of San Francisco to restrain the expenditures of certain public moneys for the conduct and carrying on of an election in said city and county. The primary and direct purpose of the litigation is to test the validity of the new charter of the city and county of San Francisco, which is to take effect January 1,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Le Roy v. HurlbutMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
  2. Hankins v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
  3. People ex rel. Cuff v. City of OaklandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  4. Mintzer v. SchillingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897

3Cited by65 opinions

  1. California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Butterworth v. BoydCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
  3. Johnson v. BradleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  4. West Coast Advertising Co. v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Ganim v. Smith & Wesson Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2001

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