Gloyd v. Talbott

Roy L. Talbott brought suit in equity, as a citizen, taxpayer and resident of Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, on behalf of himself and all other taxpayers, seeking a declaratory decree that certain payments of money from 'Town funds to the Mayor and former Mayor, and to certain past and present members of the Town Council, were illegal and ultra vires. The appellants answered contending that the payments were legal and setting up limitations and laches. After a hearing at which testimony was taken and several stipulations submitted, the chancellor declared that the payments…