Taylor v. Riney

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Carroll

Affirming.

This suit was brought by the appellant taxpayers against the members of the fiscal court of Daviess County to enjoin them from paying T. A. Pedley, an accountant who had been employed by the fiscal court for the purpose of investigating the affairs of the various county officers. The lower court dismissed the petition and the taxpayers have appealed.

It appears from the petition that several accountants presented bids to do the work, in answer to proposals solicited by the court, and that the price at which some of these bidders offered to do the…