(Download) "John R. Scanlon v. City Menasha" by Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: John R. Scanlon v. City Menasha
- Author : Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Release Date : January 01, 1962
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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This is an appeal by the plaintiff John R. Scanlon from the dismissal of his complaint on its merits. Scanlon, a taxpayer and resident of the city of Menasha, brought this action against the defendant The City of Menasha, R. G. DuCharme and Ira H. Clough, its mayor and city clerk respectively, to declare illegal and void certain resolutions of the common council of Menasha relating to the sale of 11 city lots to the defendant The First National Bank of Menasha and providing for the purchase by the city of the bank building located adjacent to the present city hall. The complaint also sought to have declared null and void the agreements entered into in contemplation of the approval of said resolutions and to enjoin the defendants from carrying out the transaction. The trial court found the resolutions were validly enacted, the agreement did not violate the statutes of fraud, and the common council did not abuse its discretion in approving what amounted to an exchange of property plus the payment of $7,500 to the city and dismissed the complaint.