Butler v. Andrus
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Custer Countyj C. H. Loud, Judge. Action by C. W. Butler against W. W. Andrus and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brantlt
This action was brought by plaintiff, as a taxpayer, to restrain the defendant city and its officers from issuing and selling certain bonds of the city to the amount of $10,000, which, it is alleged, are about to be issued and sold for the purpose of provid*577ing funds for the “enlargement and improvement of the Miles City light plant and the consolidation of said plant with the Miles City waterworks plant,” on the ground that said bonds are about to be issued and sold without legal authority.
It appears from the allegations of the complaint that during the year 1905 the city council, having…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State ex rel. Helena Water Works Co. v. City of HelenaMontana Supreme Court · 1900
- Palmer v. City of HelenaMontana Supreme Court · 1896
- People ex rel. O'Meara v. City Council of Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1900
- Hazeltine v. BlakeWashington Supreme Court · 1901
- Jordan v. AndrusMontana Supreme Court · 1902
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- State ex rel. West v. ButlerSupreme Court of Florida · 1915
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- Buntman v. City of PhoenixArizona Supreme Court · 1927
- Rankin v. LoveMontana Supreme Court · 1951
- House v. School Dist. No. 4Montana Supreme Court · 1947
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