Case Name: CITY OF ALPENA vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (Alpena)
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1893-11-21
Citations: 1 McGrath 844
Docket Number: No. 13758
Parties: CITY OF ALPENA vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (Alpena),
Judges: 
Reporter: Mandamus cases decided in the Supreme court of Michigan
Volume: 1
Pages: 844–844

Head Matter:
CITY OF ALPENA vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (Alpena),
No. 13758,
97 M., 550.

Opinion:
To vacate an injunction, restraining the issuance of orders, warrants, etc., which was granted on the ground that the city acted in excess of its powers in that it had contracted before the collection of the fund out of which the contract price was payable.
Granted November 21, 1893.
Held, that the council in making contracts might anticipate the collection of the amount provided for in the annual budget.