Klauder v. Cox

Gordon, Jr., J.,

This is an action in assumpsit brought by the plaintiff, as a taxpayer, against the City of Philadelphia, W. Freeland Kendrick as Mayor of said city, and two groups of defendants, who constituted the councils of said city in the months of December, 1924, and December, 1925. The number of defendants joined as members of said councils are 29, of whom 10 are common to each of said councils, and, of the remaining 19, 10 were members of the council in 1924 and 9 in 1925. The suit is to recover from the defendants a total principal sum of $40,000, appropriated by two ordinances, one…