Bear Creek Valley Sanitary Authority Ex Rel. Bashaw v. Hopkins

This is an action by the Bear Creek Valley Sanitary Authority on behalf of two of its taxpayers against the directors of the Authority pursuant to ORS 294.100, post. The taxpayers seek the return of moneys which they allege were expended by the Authority for purposes other than those authorized by law and an injunction forbidding the further unauthorized use of the Authority’s funds. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, and plaintiffs appeal. We reverse.

This dispute arose from the issuance of bonds by the Authority in 1970 to finance the construction of a sewer…