Newton v. City of Fort Collins

Newton and others, taxpayers of the city of Fort Collins, brought suit against that city and members of the city council to enjoin proceedings under an ordinance of the city to extend waterworks and issue bonds for that purpose. A demurrer to their amended complaint was sustained, they stood by their complaint and the cause was dismissed; they bring error.

The judgment was right. The court below rendered a written opinion with which we agree, and this opinion is scarcely more than an abstract of it.

The question is whether the said proceedings could be had without a vote of the tax-paying…