Garn v. Salt Lake City Corp.

TUCKETT, Justice:

Plaintiff, a taxpayer of Salt Lake City, filed his petition in this Coürt seeking an extraordinary writ enjoining and restraining the Board of Commissioners of the City from proceeding with the performance of a contract entered into by the City and the defendant Union Street Railway Corporation.

The Salt Lake City Lines, Inc., has for a number of years operated the public transportation in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas. That corporation has announced its intention to cease operations. Upon cessation of operations by Salt Lake *256City Lines the City and its environs would…