CITY OF FAIRFIELD v. HUTCHEON

Docket No. Sac. 5989.

33 Cal.2d 475 (1949)

202 P.2d 745

THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD, Petitioner, v. COLIN C. HUTCHEON, as City Clerk, etc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

February 18, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goodman & Goodman and W.U. Goodman for Petitioner.

Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, A. Curtis Smith, Assistant County Counsel, O'Melveny & Myers and James L. Beebe as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

Kenneth I. Jones for Respondent.

Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff & Herrington as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Respondent.


TRAYNOR, J.

At a special election called by the city of Fairfield on April 13, 1948, the voters of the city approved by more than a two-thirds vote four propositions to create a bonded indebtedness of $125,000. The first two proposed that a bonded indebtedness be incurred "for the improvement of ... water works and water system, by the acquisition of certain land therefor, the repair, replacement and extension of the water mains in and for said City of Fairfield,...

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