Butler v. City of Lewiston
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from the District Court of Nez Perce County. Honorable Edgar C. Steele, Judge. Action to restrain the issuance of certain city .bonds. Judgment for the city. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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APPEAL from the District Court of Nez Perce County. Honorable Edgar C. Steele, Judge. Action to restrain the issuance of certain city .bonds. Judgment for the city. The facts are stated in the opinion. The first question presented by appellant is: Is the said defendant, the city of Lewiston, a legal municipal corporation of the state of Idaho? This is sufficiently answered by this court in the case of Wiggin v. City of Lewiston, 8 Idaho, 527, 69 Pac. 286. Appellant next presents the question: Is that certain special act of the legislature of the state cf Idaho, known as House Bill No. 104,…
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.
— This action involves the legality of the proposed issue of bonds by the city of Lewiston to pay the warrant indebtedness of the city, amounting to $62,500. *396Said indebtedness accrued on account of salaries of city officers, employees and other municipal expenses, excepting about $10,000 thereof, which was the amount of judgment obtained against said city. The cause was heard in the court below upon stipulated facts, and judgment was entered for the respondent city upon all of the points and questions raised by the facts. This appeal is from the judgment.
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