Kennedy v. Meyer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 144, Oct. T., 1917, by plaintiffs, from decree of O. P. Allegheny Go., July T., 1917, No. 838, in equity, dismissing bill in equity for injunction in case of Julian Kennedy, Oliver McClintock and Harry H. Willock, Citizens and Taxpayers of Allegheny County, v. Gilbert F. Meyer, Addison C. Gumbert, and Frank J. Harris, Commissioners of Allegheny County; John P. Moore, Comptroller of Allegheny County; Edward D. Friebertshauser, Treasurer of Allegheny County, and…
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Appeal, No. 144, Oct. T., 1917, by plaintiffs, from decree of O. P. Allegheny Go., July T., 1917, No. 838, in equity, dismissing bill in equity for injunction in case of Julian Kennedy, Oliver McClintock and Harry H. Willock, Citizens and Taxpayers of Allegheny County, v. Gilbert F. Meyer, Addison C. Gumbert, and Frank J. Harris, Commissioners of Allegheny County; John P. Moore, Comptroller of Allegheny County; Edward D. Friebertshauser, Treasurer of Allegheny County, and Booth & Flinn, Ltd. Bill in equity against county commissioners and county treasurer to restrain payment to contractor on…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mosci-izisker,
In this case a bill in equity was dismissed, and the complainants have appealed. The learned court below has dealt with the issues involved so satisfactorily that, after examining and considering all the authorities cited, we have concluded to dispose of the appeal on the following excerpts from its opinion, with a few relevant additions at several points, and some discussion of complainants’ chief contentions, which we shall add at the end.
The court below states: “Pursuant to the Act of May 11, 1909, P. L. 506, the commissioners of Allegheny County, on…
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