Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Helena Housing Authority v. City Council
Montana Supreme Court
Decided May 10, 1939No. 7,973PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Angstman
This is an original proceeding for a writ of mandamus. The question involved is whether the Helena Housing Authority can compel the respondents to appropriate money to the Authority to pay the preliminary expenses of the Authority for the first year following its incorporation. The facts out of which the controversy arises are these:
The city of Helena, through the city council, acting in accordance with sections 5309.1 et seq. of the Revised Codes, and after a petition signed by the requisite number of signers was presented to it, called a meeting for the purpose of considering the petition,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Green v. FrazierSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Matter of N.Y. City H. Authority v. MullerNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Spahn v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
- State Ex Rel. City of Missoula v. HolmesMontana Supreme Court · 1935
- State v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1938
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3Cited by18 opinions
- The Housing Authority v. DockweilerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
- Allydonn Realty Corp. v. Holyoke Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Ferch v. Housing Authority of Cass CountyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1953
- Humphrey v. City of PhoenixArizona Supreme Court · 1940
- State Ex Rel. Great Falls Housing Authority v. City of Great FallsMontana Supreme Court · 1940
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