CITY OF PIPESTONE v. MADSEN

No. 42314.

178 N.W.2d 594 (1970)

CITY OF PIPESTONE, et al., Respondents, Pawnee Corporation, Respondent, v. Ivan MADSEN, as member of the council and mayor of the City of Pipestone, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 19, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gislason, Alsop, Dosland & Hunter, New Ulm, for appellant.

Rice & Evans, Pipestone, William Hempel, Minneapolis, for City of Pipestone et al.

Scott, Voorhees & Reutter, Pipestone, for Pawnee Corp.

Douglas Head, Atty. Gen., Richard H. Kyle, Sol. Gen., Richard Emerick, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, amici curiae.


OPINION

NELSON, Justice.

This case was brought to establish the validity of the action of the city of Pipestone, Minnesota, a municipal corporation, and of members of the city council of said city to effect the sale of $3,000,000 in revenue bonds to finance the purchase of land located near the city and the erection of a meat packing plant thereon. Defendant, the mayor of the city, contends that the statute under which the city council has proceeded, Minn...

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