White v. Boyne

This ease arose in Newton County, was appealed to the Springfield Court of Appeals, and by that court transferred here, on the ground that a construction of the state revenue law was involved.

The plaintiffs, S. M. White, John Ratliff and Charles Hawk, it is alleged, were duly elected and qualified directors of School District No. 52. The remaining parties plaintiff were resident taxpayers of that district. It is alleged that defendants J. B. Boyne, Charles Neil, Floyd Kritz, Arthur Breen, Gardner Embrey and E. W. Ely were declared to be elected directors of Consolidated School Dis trict No.…