Smith v. Edwards

Thelma T. Edwards, et al., as resident taxpayers of a "special tax area or district” now called The Village Council (formerly known as Friendship Heights, The Hills or as Friendship Heights Citizens Committee) (Committee) filed suit against members of the governing body of the Committee, as individuals, seeking to recover for the benefit of the special taxing district, funds which were alleged to have been expended without legal authority. The Committee was permitted to intervene in the suit as a party defendant and together with Robert G. Smith and the other individual defendants constitute…