Commonwealth ex rel. Eagen v. Dunmore Borough School Directors

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Patterson,

This is a proceeding in mandamus to secure to a taxpayer the right to inspect the accounts and records of the board of directors of the School District of Dunmore, Borough, a school district of the third class.

The petition, which was filed May 19, 1941, set forth that Genevieve Noóne, a resident taxpayer of the School District of Dunmore Borough, presented a written request at a regular meeting of the school directors, held May 13,1941, for permission to inspect the accounts and records of the board, and that the board refused to grant *442such request. In…