Rice v. City of St. Paul

Julius J. Olson, Justice.

A taxpayer’s suit against the city of St. Paul, its officers charged with the duty of making contracts in its behalf, and Automatic Voting Machine Corporation, to enjoin them from entering into a contract for the purchase of voting machines, and to declare null and void all proceedings .had in respect thereto, resulted in findings for the plaintiff: Defendants’ motions for new trial were denied, and they “and each of them” appeal. Since the appeal was perfected (the record and briefs being duly filed here) the city and its officers have moved to dismiss the appeal as…