Williams v. City of Stockton

This is an appeal from a judgment denying a writ of mandate following an order sustaining a demurrer to the petition without leave to amend. The facts are therefore undisputed.

On October 5, 1920, the electors of the city of Stockton authorized a bond issue of $600,000 as the estimated cost of the acquisition, construction, and completion of a new city hall, including the land, equipment, furnishings, appliances, and necessary appurtenances, for the housing of the several departments of the city and for general municipal uses. The bonds were duly issued and sold at par and a premium of…