O'Bryan v. City of Owensboro
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 83 — Action ey the City op Owensboro against W. N. O’Bryan, City Clerk, por a Writ of Mandamus. APPEAL FROM DAVIESS CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Adpeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion ok the court by
JUDGE DURELLE
Reversing.
The appellee- city of Owensboro, through its council, took certain steps toward incurring- a bonded indebtedness of $200,000 for the purpose of erecting or procuring a waterworks plant. Appellant, the city clerk, for the purpose of testing the validity of the $200,000 of bonds, refused to sign and seal them. The city instituted a proceeding for a mandamus against the clerk. The clerk filed a genera] denmrrer to the petition, and, without waiving his demurrer, filed an answer. The city filed a demurrer to the answer, and the court overruled…
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