City of Des Moines v. Des Moines City Railway Co.

Citations

• 214 U.S. 179
• 29 S. Ct. 553
• 53 L. Ed. 958
• 1909 U.S. LEXIS 1905

Syllabus

<p>A resolution of a municipal council, directing a street railway company to remove and replace tracks and wires, and, in case of failure to comply, instructing the City Solicitor to take such action as he deems advisable to enforce the resolution, amounts only to direction to bring a suit; and, even if contract rights should be violated if the resolution Wre enforced, the resolution does not of itself amount to an ordinance or law impairing the obligation of contracts and the Circuit Court has no jurisdiction of a suit to enjoin its enforcement.</p>