City of Logansport v. Jordan
Indiana Supreme Court
From Cass Circuit Court; Jere West, Special Judge. Suit by Michael A. Jordan against the City of Logansport and others. From a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, J.
This action was instituted on October 1,1906, by appellee, a resident taxpayer of the city of Logansport, to enjoin that city from incurring and paying any indebt*122edness in its corporate entity, in violation of the provisions of article 13 of the state Constitution, which provides: “No political or municipal corporation in this State shall ever become indebted, in any manner or for any purpose, to an amount, in the aggregate excéeding two per centum on the value of the taxable property within such corporation, to be ascertained by the last assessment for state and county taxes previous to the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- City of Valparaiso v. GardnerIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
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- Quill v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
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- Culbertson v. City of FultonIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
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- Griffith v. FeltsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1912
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- Campbell v. BrackettIndiana Court of Appeals · 1910
- Goodman v. BauerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1916
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