Hallyburton v. Board of Education of Burke County

The facts upon which the judgment of the court below was based were found by consent and are in substance as follows:

The plaintiff is a citizen and taxpayer of Burke County, and he instituted this action in good faith to test the validity of the proposed bonds. Burke County, through its board of county commissioners and at the request of the board of education, is negotiating a loan from the State Literary Fund in the sum of $37,000 for the purpose of erecting and equipping certain school buildings in Burke County. Burke County, during the fiscal year ending 30 June, 1937, failed to decrease…