Conners v. West Greene School District

DOYLE, Judge.

This litigation began when a taxpayer, Barbara H. Conners, sought to overturn the decision of the West Greene School Board (Board) to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 1988-89 beginning July 1, 1988, authorizing a five mill property tax increase. The Court of Common Pleas of Greene County sustained West Greene School District’s (District) demurrer to Conners’ statutory appeal and she appeals from that order. 1

Our scope of review of a trial court’s order sustaining preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer is to determine whether the trial court’s interpretation of the…