Veatch v. City of Cottage Grove

This action was instituted for the purpose of testing the validity of an election which resulted in authorizing the city of Cottage Grove to sell bonds in the aggregate sum of $35,000 to refund indebtedness of said city. The sole question submitted to this court is the right of non-taxpaying citizens to vote at the special election held for the purpose of authorizing the city to issue the bonds. One hundred non-taxpaying citizens voted at said election, a sufficient number to control the result. It is admitted by appellant that the election is otherwise regular and valid. The contention of…