Austin v. Healy

The plaintiffs, Lewman L. Austin and H. G. Erwin, resident freeholders and taxpayers in the town of Indian Creek, in White county, instituted a suit in the circuit court of that county to enjoin Thomas Healy, clerk, and Charles Reddy, highway commissioner of said town, from issuing and disposing of $16,000 of road bonds which had been voted at an election held pursuant to section 112 of the Roads and Bridges act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1939, chap. 121, par. 120.) No attack was made upon the proceedings leading to the election or the manner in which it was conducted.

It was alleged in the complaint…