Shover v. Buford
Supreme Court of Colorado
Action to restrain a bond issue for school purposes. Decree restraining issue beyond the limit fixed by statute. Error to the District Court of Las Animas County, Hon. A: F. Hollenbeck, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
Tpiis action is by resident tax payers and qualified electors of school district No. 82 of Las Animas. County to restrain a $20,000 bond issue by the defendants, who are members of the board of education of the school district. Bonds to this amount were authorized by the qualified electors of the district at an election called under the statute for the purpose of contracting a bonded indebtedness in that sum to build a school house,
*563The objection to the issuing of the bonds, as set up in the complaint, is that, when this election was held, a bond issue in that district could not exceed the sum…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McPherson v. Foster Bros.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- Daviess County v. DickinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Meyer v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
- Sutro v. PettitCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
- Stockdale v. School District No. TwoMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
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- Watson v. Livingston, TrusteesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1930