Legal Opinion
Laverents v. City of Cheyenne
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1950No. 2464PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION.
Blume, Justice.
This is an action brought by citizens and taxpayers of Cheyenne to test the validity of an ordinance of the City of Cheyenne under which, and pursuant to a vote of the people, the city proposes to issue revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000 for the purpose of constructing a sewerage disposal plant. The town of Newcastle has filed a brief in this case as amicus curiae.
We have heretofore held that a municipality has no power to issue revenue bonds without legislative authority. Whipps vs. Greybull, 56 Wyo. 355, 109 P. 2d 805, Lakota Oil & Gas Co. vs. Casper,…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Tranter v. Alleghency County Co. AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Winston v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1895
- Baker v. CarterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- State v. LangleyWyoming Supreme Court · 1938
- City of Joliet v. AlexanderIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Witzenburger v. State ex rel. Wyoming Community Development AuthorityWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
- Richards v. City of MuscatineSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- Schmidt v. Village of KimberlyIdaho Supreme Court · 1953
- Uhls v. State Ex Rel. City of CheyenneWyoming Supreme Court · 1967
- Metropolitan Utilities District v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1961
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