Ward v. Pittsburgh

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Barnes,

This case was argued before us on January 30, 1936. Owing to the urgency of the case, and the necessity of an immedate determination of the questions involved, an order affirming the decree of the court below dismissing the bill was handed down the following day. We noAV state our reasons for the order so entered.

The plaintiff, a resident taxpayer of the City of Pittsburgh, seeks to enjoin the city, its mayor and the city comptroller from borrowing, pursuant to an ordinance passed by the city council, the sum of $500,000 upon short-term promissory notes of the…