Fleckten v. Lamberton
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiffs from an order of the district court for Ramsey county, Williston, J., sustaining the demurrer of defendants to the complaint on the grounds that it does not state a cause of action, and that plaintiffs have not legal capacity to sue.
1Opinion of the CourtCanty, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiffs, taxpayers and residents of this state, against the state board of capital commissioners, and the members thereof, to enjoin them from erecting the new capitol provided for by chapter 2, Laws 1898, on the ground that said board is misappropriating public funds in erecting the same, contrary to the provisions of the constitution. From an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, plaintiffs appeal.
*189Said chapter 2 provides for the appointment of a board, which shall select a site in St. Paul for the erection of a new capitol building, purchase the…
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