Thomas v. City of Blakely

The plaintiffs in error, as citizens and taxpayers of Blakely, by equitable petition sought to enjoin the payment of certain bonds of that city, which had previously been validated under the Civil Code (1910), §§ 445 et seq., and issued, and to have them declared void. The injunction was denied, and the plaintiffs excepted. One ground of the attack made on them was that, bonds to the par value of $8,000, out of a total of $60,000, were issued for the purpose of paying off the current indebtedness of the city, and so showed on their faces.

1. Whether or not this point could have been…