Legal Opinion
Montgomery v. City of Alamo Heights
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 11, 1928No. Nos. 8032, 8033. [fn*]PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appellants, as taxpayers in the city of Alamo Heights, sued appellee, a municipal corporation incorporated under the general laws of Texas, domiciled in Bexar county, seeking by way of a temporary injunction to restrain appellee from proceeding under an alleged contract to spend the city's money, upon the following alleged grounds, among others, to wit:
"(2) That the contract had never been authorized by ordinance of the city council. This objection was met after the suit was filed by the city council ratifying the execution of the contract by the mayor and requiring a new bond.
That the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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