White v. Welsh

Plaintiffs, who are resident taxpayers and water users in the city of Grand Rapids, filed a bill of complaint wherein they sought an injunction restraining the city of Gra,nd Rapids and its commissioners from letting any contracts and taking any further action with respect to the construction of a water pipe line from the city of Grand Rapids to Lake Michigan. Defendants, claiming that the construction of the pipe line is but an extension to the existing city waterworks system, moved to dismiss plaintiffs’ bill of complaint. The circuit judge took some, testimony, considered the arguments of…