Schelle v. Foss

The plaintiff seeks a writ of'prohibition to prevent the defendants from further proceeding with a proposed plan involving the sale and reinvestment of securities belonging to the permanent school funds. The plaintiff is a citizen and taxpayer and brings this action on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated. The defendants are members of the State Board of School and Public Lands, members of the State Board of Finance, the Commissioner of School and Public Lands and the Governor. Because of manifest public concern, this court has assumed original jurisdiction.

The permanent school…