Keho v. Board of Auditors

A smallpox epidemic threatened Bay City. School children in at least one of the schools had contracted the disease. Plaintiffs are physicians constituting the board of health of the city. In their judgment and by their official action it was determined that free vaccination of all school children, teachers and janitors was a proper step to prevent the spread of the disease. Approximately 10,000 school children, teachers and janitors were vaccinated by them. Their bills, properly audited, were presented to the board of auditors of the county. No question was raised as to the services, their…