Rathjen v. Reorganized School District R-II

*522STORCKMAN, J.

[518] Two cases involving the same question were consolidated for argument on appeal. Both cases involve the legality of a school tax levy. In one case the trial court decided in favor of the legality of the tax, and in the other case the decision was against its validity. One opinion on the merits will be written. In neither case are the .facts in dispute.

Briefly, the essential facts in this case are that at a special election in the defendant school district a proposition was submitted to *523authorize an increase in the school levy for a period of one year. The revenue from the…