Haines v. Board of Supervisors

The plaintiffs are resident taxpayers of the Carter Lake School District, intervenor in the pending proceeding. They brought an action against the Board of Supervisors of Pottawattamie County and the county treasurer thereof seeking a writ of mandamus to order the board to direct the treasurer to refund taxes paid under protest and which they claim were illegally collected. They also sought to enjoin the collection of any further similar taxes. It is claimed that the tax levy for the fiscal year of 1950-1951 was fraudulent and void by reason of the fact that (1) no notice of the proposed…