Di Prima v. Wagner

All parties to this action appeal from an order of Special Term and from the judgment thereon. Plaintiff sues as a taxpayer, seeking a judgment declaring that a certain act *38of the Legislature (City Home Rule Law, § 20; L. 1961, ch. 87) is unconstitutional and enjoining the defendants from taking any steps pursuant to the said statute, particularly incurring any liabilities or using any municipal funds for the purposes of the statute. Very briefly, the said statute provides for the appointment by the Mayor of a commission to draw up a proposed charter for the city and for the payment of the…