Barnes v. Hill
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Logan Countyj A. E. Huston, Judge. Mandamus by J. F. Hill against C. M. Barnes as mayor and E. W. Kinnan as clerk of tlie city of Guthrie. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
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Error from District Court, Logan Countyj A. E. Huston, Judge. Mandamus by J. F. Hill against C. M. Barnes as mayor and E. W. Kinnan as clerk of tlie city of Guthrie. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error. This is an action for a writ of mandamus brought by the defendant in error in the district court of Logan county against plaintiff in error to compel the plaintiffs in error to execute and deliver 30 public utility bonds in the sum of $1,000 each, with coupons attached. The mayor and council of the city of Guthrie by resolution submitted to the qualified taxpaying voters of said…
1Opinion of the CourtHayes, J.
(after stating the facts as above). The sole contention of ’ plaintiffs in error is that the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued is not a public utility within the meaning of that term as used in section' 27 of article 10 of the Constitution (Bunn’s Ed. § 293). That section reads in part as follows:
“Any incorporated city or town in this state may, by a majority of the qualified property taxpaying voters, of such city or town, voting at an election to be held for that purpose, be allowed to become indebted in a larger amount than that specified in section 26, for the purpose of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Shoemaker v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- State Ex Rel. Edwards v. MillarSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Varner v. MartinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
- State Ex Rel. Manhattan Const. Co. v. BarnesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
3Cited by17 opinions
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- City of Ardmore v. State Ex Rel. BestSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
- Coleman v. FrameSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- Dunagan v. Town of Red RockSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- City of Shawnee v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959
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