Tedford v. Mears

Carl Creekmore, Special Justice.

This is a taxpayers action challenging the constitutionality of Acts 680, 280, 279, 321, 353 and 603 of the General Assembly of 1971, and Acts 610, 562, 691, 565, 517 and 568 of the General Assembly of 1973.

The Trial Court held the Acts unconstitutional, restrained further payment under their provisions, ordered accounting and restitution by three of the county officials and held Chancery Court to be without jurisdiction to require accounting and restitution by the other three officials. The county officials appealed and the taxpayers filed a cross appeal.

The…