Shelton v. City of Los Angeles

The plaintiff, as a taxpayer of the City of Los Angeles, sued to enjoin the defendants, and particularly the board of water and power commissioners of said city, from proceeding with the threatened issuance of what are denominated short-term notes of the board in the sum of $250,000 pursuant to the authority claimed by the board under section 224 of the city charter and an ordinance of the city, adopted in pursuance of the charter provision. A general demurrer to the complaint was sustained and, following a refusal of the plaintiff to amend, judgment of dismissal of the action was entered.…