Wall v. County of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to enjoin that county and certain of its officers from issuing and disposing of bonds to the amount of $600,000 for the construction of a court house. From m order, Cant, J., sustaining defendants’ demurrer to the complaint, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
¡LLIOTT, J.
This is an appeal from an order sustaining a general demurrer to le complaint in an action to enjoin the county of St. Louis and its fficials from issuing bonds under the authority of chapter 130, p. ■43, Laws 1907, for the construction of the county courthouse.
*404The question presented is the constitutionality of the statute; the appellant contending that it is special legislation, and the respondent that it is a general law based upon a proper classification of counties.
The facts which the respondent claims authorize the issue of the bonds are very fully stated in the complaint. It…
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