Legal Opinion
Silvey v. Commissioners of Montgomery County
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided June 1, 1921No. 29PublishedCited by 10 opinions
In Equity. Suit by William L. Silvey and others, against the Commissioners of Montgomery County, Ohio, and others. On application for temporary injunction.
1Per curiam
The plaintiff, a taxpayer of the city of Dayton, Ohio, and a citizen of Ohio, for himself and others similarly situated, assails the constitutionality of the Conservancy Daw of Ohio, entitled:
“An act to prevent Hoods, to protect cities, villages, farms and highways from inundation, and to authorize the organization of drainage and conservation districts.” 104 O. L. 13.
The city of Dayton, Ohio, certain of its officers, the Miami Conservancy District, and several railroad corporations are made defendants. A hearing on the plaintiff's application for a temporary injunction has been had in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Stone v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- City of Georgetown v. THE ALEXANDRIA CANAL COMPANY, &C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1838
- Equitable Life Assurance Society v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Blythe v. HinckleySupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- O'NEILL v. LeamerSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Ex Parte CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Levering & Garrigues Co. v. MorrinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Radford Iron Co. v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1933
- In Re Proposed Middle Rio Grande Conservancy Dist.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1925
- Sloane v. HammondCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
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