Pennington v. Fairbanks, Morse & Co.

On February 23, 1932, the town council of Sumner, Iowa, by resolution, authorized a special election to be held March 24, 1932, for the purpose of determining whether or not the town should “purchase and operate” its own electric light and power plant. In that resolution, and as a part thereof, the town council authorized the submission, to the electors of the town at said special election, the following public question: “Shall the Town of Sumner, Iowa, establish, erect, extend, purchase, maintain and operate, within or without its corporate limits, an electric light and power plant with all…