Wightman v. Village of Tecumseh
Michigan Supreme Court
Case made from Lenawee; Lockwood, J. Bill by James W. Wightman against the. village of Tecumseh and others to enjoin the issuance of certain bonds and the construction of a sewer. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainant appeals.
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Case made from Lenawee; Lockwood, J. Bill by James W. Wightman against the. village of Tecumseh and others to enjoin the issuance of certain bonds and the construction of a sewer. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainant appeals. Complainant, a taxpayer and owner of real estate in the defendant village, filed the bill of complaint in this case to enjoin the village and the other defendants, its trustees, from constructing certain sewers, from issuing bonds for that purpose, and from entering into a contract for their construction. The case was heard upon pleadings and proofs taken in…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
(after stating the facts). 1. The proceedings of the. council were regular. The resolution published distinctly stated the proposition upon which the voters were to cast their ballots. It was a special election. No other proposition was before the voters. It had been fully discussed in newspapers and by citizens. Every voter who went to the polls must have known that the sole proposition for him to vote upon was the authorization of a loan of $29,000 for sewer purposes. The voters did not see the ballots until election day and probably at the polling places when they went to vote. The ballot-…
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