Flinn v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 137, Jan. T., 1917, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1917, No. 2509, refusing preliminary injunction in case of John F. Flinn v. City of Philadelphia, Thomas B. Smith, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia; George E. Datesman, Director Department of Public Works of the City of Philadelphia; Board of Trustees of the Free Library of Philadelphia, composed of Thomas B. Smith, Mayor of the City óf Philadelphia; James E. Lennon,…
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Appeal, No. 137, Jan. T., 1917, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1917, No. 2509, refusing preliminary injunction in case of John F. Flinn v. City of Philadelphia, Thomas B. Smith, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia; George E. Datesman, Director Department of Public Works of the City of Philadelphia; Board of Trustees of the Free Library of Philadelphia, composed of Thomas B. Smith, Mayor of the City óf Philadelphia; James E. Lennon, President of the Select Council of the City of Philadelphia; Dr. Edward B. Gleason, President of the Common Councils of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a decree refusing a preliminary injunction restraining the City of Philadelphia and its officers from executing a proposed contract for the construction of a building for the Free Library of Philadelphia to be located on the Parkway in that city.
The city, through the director of the department of public works, acting in conjunction with the board of trustees of the FreeLibrary of Philadelphia, advertised in various newspapers of Philadelphia for proposals for the erection of a library building, in accordance with the…
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