Horejsi v. City of Holyrood

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was an action to enjoin a governing body of a city from entering into a contract for paving some of the city streets. Judgment was for defendants. The plaintiffs have appealed.

The action was brought by some twenty-two resident taxpayers of the city whose property will be liable for the cost of the paving. The contemplated paving consists of three projects. The petition first set out three resolutions, the initial steps in a paving project in a city of the third class. These resolutions provided that the designated blocks “shall be paved…