Bishop v. Shawnee & Mission Townships Turkey Creek Main Sewer District No. 1

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This was an action by several taxpayers in the Shawnee and Mission townships Turkey Creek main sewer district No. 1 to enjoin the district and the officers thereof from levying a proposed tax on their property. From an order of the trial court sustaining defendants’ demurrer, plaintiffs appeal.

Plaintiffs’ petition alleged that in a special election called by defendants on May 27, 1958, the question of authorizing construction of a main trunk sewer system and issuance of bonds of the sewer district to pay for the same was submitted to the…