Chester v. Carmichael
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County. Charles 0. Busick, Judge. Reversed. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtAngellotti, C. J.
Plaintiff, a taxpayer of the city of Sacramento, instituted this action on behalf of himself and all other taxpayers, seeking thereby an injunction prohibiting the city of Sacramento and various officers thereof from carrying out the provisions of a certain deed conveying real property to the city for park purposes, and to have such deed declared void, the theory of the action being that such action on the'part of the city would be in violation of the provision of our constitution, which declares that “No county, city, town, . . . , shall incur any indebtedness or liability in any manner or…
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