Meyer v. Colin

The appellant, Fritz Meyer, was, at the time this suit was filed, the County Assessor of Lancaster County. The defendants, appellees here, are the members of the Board of Commissioners of Lancaster County.

This suit for an injunction involves the budgetary practices of Lancaster County and, specifically, the budget year of July 1, 1977, to June 30, 1978.

In his petition, Meyer alleged that the Commissioners had created, in 1976, a budgetary account denominated “Contingent Salary Adjustment Fund.” At the same time, they had encouraged officeholders and department heads, including Meyer, to…