Hughes v. Micka

Murphy, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing with prejudice an equitable action to restrain performance of an alleged illegal contract by municipal officials of the village of Hibbing. The Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the village of Hibbing proposes to purchase a new 7,500 kilowatt generator and auxiliary equipment, costing in the neighborhood of $700,000, and pay for it out of the commission’s Reserve for Replacement Fund. Appellants contend that the proposed acquisition is an “expansion, extension, addition, change, modification or improvement” of the…