Hoffman v. Pittsburg
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Bill for Injunction, Miscellaneous Docket, Supreme Court, No. 143, 1910, between Adam Hoffman for himself and other taxpayers v. The City of Pittsburg, William A. Magee, Jr., Mayor, and Eustace S. Morrow, Controller. Bill for an injunction to prevent increase of the indebtedness of the city of Pittsburg and that all proceedings and ordinances, etc., under the ordinance of September 24, 1909, be declared null and void. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
Our assumption of original jurisdiction in this case is not to be regarded as a precedent whenever the validity of a proposed municipal loan is questioned. Whether such jurisdiction is to be assumed will in every instance depend upon the exigencies of the case.
The constitutional provision as to the indebtedness of a municipality is that it shall never exceed seven per *38centum upon the assessed valué of the taxable property therein, and there shall be no increase of its indebtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of property…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hoyt v. City of East SaginawMichigan Supreme Court · 1869
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Egan v. Claysville BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Beaver v. Hile, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Centre County1928
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