Edgerton v. Goldsboro Water Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civtu ActioN for an injunction order to enjoin the payment by the city authorities of Goldsboro of a claim of The Goldsboro Water Company, for water supply furnished, under contract, to the city, pending in the Superior Court of WayNe County, and heard before ’Robinson, J., at Chambers in Goldsboro, on January 9, 1900. The plaintiff, as taxpayer, claimed that the furnishing of a water supply to the city was not a necessary expense, and was not incurred with the sanction o'f…
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Civtu ActioN for an injunction order to enjoin the payment by the city authorities of Goldsboro of a claim of The Goldsboro Water Company, for water supply furnished, under contract, to the city, pending in the Superior Court of WayNe County, and heard before ’Robinson, J., at Chambers in Goldsboro, on January 9, 1900. The plaintiff, as taxpayer, claimed that the furnishing of a water supply to the city was not a necessary expense, and was not incurred with the sanction o'f a popular vote, as required by the Constitution, Art. VII, sec. 1. The def endants claimed that it was a necessary…
1DissentClark, J.
The plaintiff, as a taxpayer, claimed that the furnishing of a water supply to the city was not a necessary expense, and was not incurred with the sanction of a popular vote, as required by the Constitution, Art. VII, sec. 7.
The defendants claimed that it was a necessary expense, and authorized and required by the city charter.
His Honor continued the temporary restraining order until the final hearing. Defendants excepted and appealed. The plaintiff is a citizen and taxpayer of the city of Goldsboro, and brings this action to enjoin and restrain the city authorities from paying the defendant,…
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